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First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 431 pages) |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 382-402) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- God bless the God who has his own -- Once upon a time the Devil ... -- Don't spoil the soup: women and the Bible -- Comme Ca: homosexuality and the Bible -- God in a bottle: alcohol and the Bible -- Creeping things: animals and the Bible -- Something about the body -- Praise the Lord and pass the medication: healing and feeling good -- True, false and useful: the spiritual marketplace, religion & psychiatry -- Back to God and the Bible: joy and suffering. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
With 2,000 religious denominations and nearly 500,000 churches and temples in the United States, the Bible is not only doctrinally confusing, but behaviorally confusing, too. Is it a sin to drink alcohol? Will prayer cure the sick? Is homosexuality an abomination? Why is celibacy so highly valued? Do belief and feminism mix? How should the Passion be interpreted? In this enlightening and entertaining work, Armando Favazza, a world-renowned psychiatrist specializing in culture and society, explores these and other questions and examines the impact of the Bible on behavior through time and spacefrom the Holy Book's gradual formation thousands of years ago to the present day. This is an indispensable work for all those interested in better understanding the foundations of society'sand perhaps even their ownbeliefs and behaviors, and is a thought-provoking read for those not afraid to inform their faith. |
| Subject |
Bible -- Psychology.
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Psychology and religion.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Criticism & Interpretation -- General.
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Bible. (OCoLC)fst01356024 |
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Psychology. (OCoLC)fst01081447
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Psychology and religion. (OCoLC)fst01081555
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Godsdienstpsychologie.
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Bijbel.
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| Genre |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Freading.
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| Added Title |
Psycho Bible |
| Related To |
Print version: Favazza, Armando R. PsychoBible. First edition 0972887504 (DLC) 2003062227 (OCoLC)52942857 |
| ISBN |
9780985281571 electronic bk. |
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098528157X electronic bk. |
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