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- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Concepts and Approaches
- 2 Psychoanalysis
- 3 Genetics and Evolution
- 4 Brain and Cognition
- 5 Religious Experience
- 6 Religious Practices
- 7 Religious Beliefs and Thinking
- 8 Spirituality
- 9 Developmental Aspects
- 10 Varieties and Types
- 11 Health and Adjustment
- 12 Personal Transformation
- 13 Scripture and Doctrine
- 14 Human Nature and Personality
- 15 Summing-Up
- Further Reading
- References
- Index
- References
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Concepts and Approaches
- 2 Psychoanalysis
- 3 Genetics and Evolution
- 4 Brain and Cognition
- 5 Religious Experience
- 6 Religious Practices
- 7 Religious Beliefs and Thinking
- 8 Spirituality
- 9 Developmental Aspects
- 10 Varieties and Types
- 11 Health and Adjustment
- 12 Personal Transformation
- 13 Scripture and Doctrine
- 14 Human Nature and Personality
- 15 Summing-Up
- Further Reading
- References
- Index
- References
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