Psychohistory in Psychology of Religion : : Interdisciplinary Studies / / edited by Jacob A. Belzen.

• Superior document: International Series in the Psychology of Religion ; 12
• TeilnehmendeR: Belzen, Jacob A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2001.
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Language: English
• Series: International Series in the Psychology of Religion ; 12.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (269 pages)
• Other title: Interdisciplinary Studies
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9789004496187; 9789042012059
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Jacob A. Belzen.

Psychology of religion is one of the rare fields in psychology where an interdisciplinary approach has been preserved. Psychohistory especially, understood as the systematic application of psychological knowledge in explorations of the past, has enjoyed substantial attention. Traditionally, the emphasis in such studies has been on biographical research. This volume attempts to broaden the horizon and to include studies of phenomena as well on a group or subcultural level. The volume contains chapters on such subjects as apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Belgium, attitudes towards suicide in seventeenth-century Sweden, the pillarization of Dutch Calvinists. There are also studies of famous individuals such as Hitler, Stalin, Freud, Van Gogh and J.H. Newman. Among the contributors are well-known authors like Donald Capps, Michael P. Carroll, William W. Meissner, Ana-Marìa Rizzuto and Antoine Vergote.