Creativity, spirituality, and mental health : exploring connections / Kelley Raab Mayo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Raab, Kelley A.

Series:

New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies

New critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology, Religious.

Psychology and religion.

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Mental illness--Religious aspects.

Mental illness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (188 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub. Ltd., c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book emphasizes the integral connections between imagination, creativity, and spirituality and their role in healing. Part One highlights the work of a neglected yet important psychoanalyst, Marion Milner - a painter and undeclared mystic - expanding her work on creativity, mysticism, and mental health. Part Two explores imagination and creativity as expressed in fostering hope and in spiritually-oriented therapies, particularly for mood, anxiety, and eating disorders - offering practical application of studies in imagination and the arts. Raab Mayo concludes that both creativity and the

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Marion Milner on Mysticism and Creativity; 3 Spirituality and Creativity: Theory and Practice; 4 Hope and the Religious Imagination; 5 Issues of Mood and Anxiety; 6 Eating Disorders; 7 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-57473-X

1-317-15814-8

1-317-15813-X

1-282-34429-3

9786612344299

0-7546-9635-9

9781315574738

OCLC:

500686209