Attachment, evolution, and the psychology of religion
In this provocative and engaging book, Lee Kirkpatrick establishes a broad, comprehensive framework for approaching the psychology of religion from an evolutionary perspective. Within this framework, attachment theory provides a powerful lens through which to reconceptualize diverse aspects of relig...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York London
The Guilford Press
[2005]
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| In: | Year: 2005 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religious psychology
/ Evolutionary psychology
/ Bonding theory (Psychology)
B Psychologist of religion |
| Further subjects: | B
Attachment behavior
B Psychology, Religious B Evolutionary Psychology B Electronic books |
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| Summary: | In this provocative and engaging book, Lee Kirkpatrick establishes a broad, comprehensive framework for approaching the psychology of religion from an evolutionary perspective. Within this framework, attachment theory provides a powerful lens through which to reconceptualize diverse aspects of religious belief and behavior. Rejecting the notion that humans possess religion-specific instincts or adaptations, Kirkpatrick argues that religion instead emerges from numerous psychological mechanisms and systems that evolved for other functions. This integrative work will spark discussion, debate, and future research among anyone interested in the psychology of religion, attachment theory, and evolutionary psychology, as well as religious studies. It will also serve as a text in advanced undergraduate and graduate-level courses. From Lee Kirkpatrick, winner of the APA Division 36 William James Award for outstanding and sustained contributions to the psychology of religion. Cover -- TOCContents -- CH1. INTRODUCTION -- An Ambitious Agenda -- A New Direction -- The Plan of This Book -- CH2. INTRODUCTION TO ATTACHMENT THEORY -- Backdrop -- The Attachment System -- Attachment in Adulthood -- Attachment and Evolutionary Psychology -- Summary and Conclusions -- CH3. GOD AS AN ATTACHMENT FIGURE -- Religion as Relationship -- But Is It Really an Attachment Relationship? -- Seeking and Maintaining Proximity to God -- God as a Haven of Safety -- God as a Secure Base -- Responses to Separation and Loss -- Summary and Conclusions -- CH4. MORE ON RELIGION AS AN ATTACHMENT PROCESS: SOME EXTENSIONS AND LIMITATIONS -- Religion and Love -- What Kind of Love?: Romantic Attachment -- versus Attachment to God God as a Parental Figure -- Individual Differences in Images of God -- Beyond God: Extensions and Limitations -- Other Forms of Attachment (or Not) in Religion -- Summary and Conclusions -- CH5. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN ATTACHMENT AND RELIGION: THE CORRESPONDENCE HYPOTHESIS -- Mental Models and the Correspondence Hypothesis -- "Socialization" as an Alternative Explanation -- Summary and Conclusions -- CH6. GOD AS A SUBSTITUTE ATTACHMENT FIGURE: THE COMPENSATION HYPOTHESIS -- Individual Differences and Religious Conversion -- Contextual Factors in Religious Change -- Summary and Conclusions -- CH7. ATTACHMENT IN CONTEXT: INTRODUCTION TO EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY -- Evolutionary Psychology as a Paradigm or Metatheory -- Adaptation and Natural Selection -- Domain-Specificity and the Mental-Organs Model -- Nature "versus" Nurture -- Stone Age Minds in Modern Environments -- Individual Differences in Evolutionary Context -- Some Illustrative Examples: Politics, Music, and Sports -- Summary and Conclusions -- CH8. ATTACHMENT THEORY IN MODERN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE -- Childhood Attachment in Modern Evolutionary Perspective. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 364-386) and index |
| ISBN: | 1593858973 |