Introduction to Religious Psychology

The author of the book, a candidate of philosophical sciences, gives the definition of a new discipline - religious psychology, describes its object, methods and subject matter, and also conducts a detailed comparison with another discipline - the psychology of religion.
Appeal to religion, in the opinion of the author, there is a natural state that restores the integrity of the psyche, eliminates such destructive states, as a despondency, depression, despair, because it gives a belief, hope and love to man.
The book shows how syncretic mixes taken by superscript, ecreate and some scientific approaches (transpersonal psychology, breathing practices, shamanic techniques in psychotherapy, etc) have a destructive impact on the human psyche. When you try to cultivate specific ascetic practices to cultivate specific ascetic practices, the decay of the old picture of the world and the impossibility of forming a new one. The worldview chaos inflicts psychic practitioners and, as a result, physical harm.
The book is designed for psychologists, psychotherapists, philosophers, civil servants who educate state-of church relations, teachers and students of higher educational institutions, as well as on all those interested in the issues of psychology of religion.
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