Research in the social scientific study of religion / / edited by Andrew Village, Ralph W. Hood, Jr.

• TeilnehmendeR: Village, Andrew,; Hood, Ralph W., Jr., 1942-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2016.; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion 27.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (252 p.)
• Notes: Includes index.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Sanctification of Health Care Interventions as a Coping Method /; God Representations: An Exploratory Study on a Croatian Adolescent Sample /; Distinguishing between Spirituality and Religion: Accessing the Worldview Correlates of 13- to 15-year-old Students in England and Wales /; Self-Control within a Muslim Ideological Surround: Empirical Translation Schemes and the Adjustment of Muslim Seminarians in Iran /; “The Fire That Makes Us Boil”: The Role of Religion in Supporting Faith-Based Organizations in Cambodia /; The Study of Prayer: Introduction to the Special Section /; A Tangible Connection to the Divine: An Exploration of the Power and Utility of Prayer Objects /; Who Cares If I Stand on My Head When I Pray? Ritual Inflexibility and Mental-State Understanding in Preschoolers /; Folding Your Hands Helps God Hear You: Prayer and Anthropomorphism in Parents and Children /; How Young Adult Middle Eastern Muslims Interpret Various Prayer Positions in Salat /; Socio-Cultural Differences in Judgments about the Power of Thought /; Prayer, Personality and Purpose in Life: An Empirical Enquiry among Adolescents in the uk /; Petitionary Prayer: Immature but Common in Christians? A Descriptive and Exploratory Study /; Names Index /; Subject Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• ISBN: 9004322035
• ISSN: 1046-8064
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Andrew Village, Ralph W. Hood, Jr.

This volume includes a wide range of papers that explore individual and institutional aspects of religion from a social-science perspective. The special section has articles related to the practice of prayer, and includes studies from the USA, Europe, and the Middle East. The general papers include studies on coping strategies, God representations, spirituality versus religion, self-control in a Muslim context, and faith-based organizations in Cambodia. Together these papers form a valuable collection indicating the depth and vibrancy of research in these fields.