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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
In 'Psychology of religion in Turkey', senior and emerging Turkish scholars present critical conceptual analyses and empirical studies devoted to the Psychology of Religion in Turkey. Parts 1 and 2 consist of articles placing the psychology of religion in historical context of an ancient culture undergoing modernization and secularization and articles devoted to the uniqueness of Islam among the great faith traditions. Part 3 is devoted to empirical studies of religion and positive outcomes related to health and virtues while part 4 is devoted to empirical studies on social outcomes of religious commitment in Turkey. Finally, part 5 is devoted to the issues of religiousness and spirituality, including two studies focused upon Turkish Sufism. |
| Contents |
Preface ; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Chapter 1; Past and Present of Psychology of Religion in Turkey; Kenan Sevi̇nç and Zuhâl Ağılkaya-Şahi̇n; Chapter 2; Characteristic Themes in Psychology of Religion in Turkey; Muslim Thinkers' Views about Human Psychology and Psychology of Sufism; Sevde Düzgüner and Ayşe Şentepe; Chapter 3; Reflections on the Possibility of an Islamic Psychology; Adem Şahin; Chapter 4; The Problem of Appropriate Psychology of Religion Measures for Non-Western Christian Samples with Respect to the Turkish-Islamic Religious Landscape |
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Zuhâl Ağılkaya-ŞahinChapter 5; Religious Life of Turkish Youth in the Process of Modernization and Secularization; A Meta-Analytical Evaluation; Asım Yapıcı; chapter 6; Popular Religiosity; A Psycho-Sociological Study of Visiting Shrines in Turkey; Ali Köse; chapter 7; Spirituality and Religion; An Empirical Study Using a Turkish Muslim Sample; Merve Altınlı-Macić and Thomas J. Coleman III; Chapter 8; Muslim Religious Development Scale; An Attempt in the Light of Al-Ghazzali's Perspectives of Religious Development; İlhan Topuz and Sakin Özışık; Chapter 9; How Religion Promotes Forgiveness |
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The Case of Turkish MuslimsAli Ayten; Chapter 10; The Relationships between Gratitude, Appreciation, Psychological Well-being and Religiosity; An Empirical Study with Turkish Sample; Gülüşan Göcen; chapter 11; Religious Orientation and Its Relation to Locus of Control and Depression; Fatma Gül Cirhinlioğlu and Gözde Özdikmenli-Demir; chapter 12; Belief in a Just World, Religiosity and Victim Blaming; Hasan Kaplan; Chapter 13; Correlation of the Disease Symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disordered Patientswith Their Religious Attitude and Behaviours |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Psychology, Religious -- Turkey.
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Psychology, Religious. |
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Turkey. |
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Islam -- Psychology.
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Islam -- Psychology. |
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Islamic sociology.
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Islamic sociology. |
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Turkey -- Religion.
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Religion. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Ağilkaya-Şahin, Zuhâl, editor.
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Streib, Heinz, 1951- editor.
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Ayten, Ali, editor.
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Hood, Ralph W., Jr., 1942- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Psychology of religion in Turkey 9789004290860 (DLC) 2015009624 (OCoLC)900685660 |
| ISBN |
9789004290884 electronic book |
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9004290885 electronic book |
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9789004290860 |
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9004290869 |
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