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The Psychology of Confession.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Berggren
Series:
Numen Book Series 29.
Studies in the history of religions, supplements to Numen ; 29
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Confession--Psychology.
Confession.
Psychology.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (218 pages).
Place of Publication:
Leiden, Boston: Brill, 1975.
Contents:
Preliminary Material / Erik Berggren
The need for confession and absolution / Erik Berggren
The need for authority / Erik Berggren
The confessor’s authority / Erik Berggren
Relationship of trust between confessor and confessant / Erik Berggren
Confessional method / Erik Berggren
Psychiatric observations and theories relevant to the psychology of confession / Erik Berggren
Criticism and valuation of the part played by abreaction and assimilation in psychiatry / Erik Berggren
Affective discharge in confession / Erik Berggren
Restoring psychic unity: assimilation / Erik Berggren
The part played by personal influence in psychotherapy and confession / Erik Berggren
How can guilt-laden memories be kept from consciousness? / Erik Berggren
What is characteristic of christian confession / Erik Berggren
Bibliography / Erik Berggren
Index of Names / Erik Berggren.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [212]-215) and index.
ISBN:
90-04-37847-2
Publisher Number:
10.1163/9789004378476 DOI

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