Religious Objects and the Coping Process
This study addresses the psychological functions of physical religious objects in religious coping by presenting case studies on the use of prayer cloths. The cases are selected from a qualitative, in-depth interview study among Swedish practising Christians suffering from cancer, on religious exper...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015
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Archive for the psychology of religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Pages: 54-83 |
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psychology of religion
coping
object relations theory
transitional objects
prayer cloths
religious objects
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