| On Losing the Soul: Essays in the Social Psychology of Religion Contributor(s): Fenn, Richard K. (Editor), Capps, Donald (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0791424944 ISBN-13: 9780791424940 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Religion | Theology |
| Dewey: 306.6 |
| LCCN: 94-31494 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.95" W x 9.04" (0.76 lbs) 249 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The social scientific literature on the self has been marred by a general indifference to the levels of the self that escape observation. The literature, on the one hand, makes claims about the extent of individualism in American society or claims to see a narcissistic social character widespread in the American public. On the other hand, very little is known about the self at levels that escape observation, but these are the levels at which the self is both most vulnerable and, we argue, most vital. In this volume, the notion of the soul is put forward as a hypothesis with which to challenge social sciences to explore the self at depths well beyond that of social relationships. |