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Insanity and Divinity: Studies in Psychosis and Spirituality Hard cover - 2013

Name: Insanity and Divinity: Studies in Psychosis and Spirituality
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Author: Gale, John (Editor)/ Robson, Michael (Editor)/ Rapsomatioti, Georgia (Editor)
ISBN: 9780415608619

by John Gale

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Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; An enlightening and insightful look at the connections between spirituality and psychosis from the perspectives of a number of religions. Contains insights from religious writers and thinkers as well as from those who have experienced

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How close is spirituality to psychosis?

Covering the interrelation of psychosis and spirituality from a number of angles, Insanity and Divinity will generate dialogue and discussion, aid critical reflection and stimulate creative approaches to clinical work for those interested in the connections between religious studies, psychoanalysis, anthropology and hagiography.

Bringing together an international range of contributors and covering many different types of religious experience, this book presents its theme in three parts:

Psychoanalysis, belief and mysticism

Anthropology, history and hagiography

Psychology, psychosis and religious experience.

Each section includes discussion of the hinterland between madness and religious experience from the perspective of a number of religions, autobiographical accounts of those who have experienced a psychosis in which spirituality played a key part and a comprehensive review of the position of psychology research into the meaning and function of spirituality in relation to the psychoses.

Insightful, enlightening and wide-ranging, Insanity and Divinity is ideal for clinicians, academics and chaplains working in clinical settings.

Details

Title Insanity and Divinity: Studies in Psychosis and Spirituality
Author John Gale
Binding Hard Cover
Condition New
Pages 286
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Routledge
Date 2013-07-10
Features Glossary
Bookseller's Inventory # ria9780415608619_pod
ISBN 9780415608619 / 0415608619
Weight 1.23 lbs (0.56 kg)
Dimensions 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.9 in (23.62 x 15.75 x 2.29 cm)
Themes
- Aspects (Academic): Psychological
- Topical: Mentally Challenged
Library of Congress subjects Mental illness - Religious aspects, Psychiatry and religion
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012049618
Dewey Decimal Code 616.89

About the author

John Gale is a former Benedictine monk who later trained as a psychotherapist and is now CEO of the charity Community Housing and Therapy. He is particularly interested in the interface between philosophy, spirituality and psychoanalysis.

Michael Robson is the Director of Studies in Divinity at St Edmund's College, Cambridge. He is the author of a number of books and editor of The Cambridge Companion to Francis of Assisi.

Georgia Rapsomatioti is a community mental health advocate who previously worked at Community Housing and Therapy as deputy manager at Lexham House and senior therapist at Highams Lodge. She has an interest in Lacanian psychoanalysis, trauma and psychosis.