Altarplay: A Technology of the Soul
This article theorises how home altars can support healing, individuation and personal transformation. It is informed by theory pertaining to Jungian sandplay therapy and Donald Winnicott’s ideas about transitional space and the holding environment. The methodology is grounded in a critical reflexiv...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2023
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| In: |
Feminist theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 210-225 |
| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion AZ New religious movements |
| Further subjects: | B
Transformation
B postchristianity B Individuation B sandplay B Altars B Jungian Psychology |
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| Summary: | This article theorises how home altars can support healing, individuation and personal transformation. It is informed by theory pertaining to Jungian sandplay therapy and Donald Winnicott’s ideas about transitional space and the holding environment. The methodology is grounded in a critical reflexive autobiographical approach that illustrates how altarplay can support the practitioner when negotiating a difficult shift from Christian to postchristian space. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5189 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Feminist theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/09667350221135021 |