PsychoBible : behavior, religion & the Holy Book / Armando Favazza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Favazza, Armando R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology and religion.

Bible--Psychology.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (465 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville, Virginia : Pitchstone Publishing, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With 2,000 religious denominations and nearly 500,000 churches and temples in the United States, the Bible is not only doctrinally confusing, but behaviorally confusing, too. Is it a sin to drink alcohol? Will prayer cure the sick? Is homosexuality an abomination? Why is celibacy so highly valued? Do belief and feminism mix? How should the Passion be interpreted? In this enlightening and entertaining work, Armando Favazza, a world-renowned psychiatrist specializing in culture and society, explores these and other questions and examines the impact of the Bible on behavior through time and space

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword by Marc Galanter; Preface; Books of the Bible; Introduction; Chapter 1: God Bless the God Who Has His Own; Chapter 2: Once Upon a Time the Devil...; Chapter 3: Don't Spoil the Soup: Women and the Bible; Chapter 4: Comme Ça: Homosexuality and the Bible; Chapter 5: God in a Bottle: Alcohol and the Bible; Chapter 6: Creeping Things: Animals and the Bible; Chapter 7: Something about the Body; Chapter 8: Praise the Lord and Pass the Medication: Healing and Feeling Good

Chapter 9: True, False and Useful: The Spiritual Marketplace, Religion & PsychiatryChapter 10: Back to God and the Bible: Joy and Suffering; Notes; Bibliography; Scripture Index; General Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 382-402) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-9852815-7-X

1-939578-80-9

OCLC:

895432015