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Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion Third Edition
Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion
David A. Leeming Editor
Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion Third Edition
With 110 Figures and 7 Tables
Editor David A. Leeming University of Connecticut Storrs, CT, USA Blanton-Peale Institute New York, NY, USA
ISBN 978-3-030-24347-0 ISBN 978-3-030-24348-7 (eBook) ISBN 978-3-030-24349-4 (print and electronic bundle) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24348-7 1st edition: © Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2010 (USA) 2nd edition: © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 3rd edition: © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
The first edition of the Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion was published in 2010 by Springer under the joint editorship of David Leeming, Kathryn Madden, and Stanton Marlan. Since that time, the encyclopedia has been a “living” online project leading to a three-volume second edition in 2014 and now a four-volume third edition, under the editorship of David Leeming with assistance from Lee W. Bailey, Ann Gleig, and Jaco J. Hamman. Dr. Leeming taught courses in myth, religion, and literature for many years at the University of Connecticut in Storrs and has published several books on these subjects, including the Oxford Companion to World Mythology, and for a number of years he edited Springer’s award-winning Journal of Religion and Health. He is Emeritus President of the Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute, the original sponsor of the encyclopedia. The Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion grows out of the developing awareness of the need to reintegrate the studies of the mind with those of the spirit. By
