The Joy of Religion : Exploring the Nature of Pleasure in Spiritual Life
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
110846016X
ISBN-13
9781108460163
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 9th, 2020
Print length
262 Pages
Weight
390 grams
Dimensions
15.20 x 22.60 x 1.50 cms
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Exploring religion as a psychological factor in improving life, this book describes the pervasive and diverse uses of pleasure in religious literature and practice. It argues that in promoting joy and pleasure, religion seeks to strengthen social bonds at the same time that it enhances the individual's pursuit of meaning.
All religions describe spiritual experience as pleasant, and the goal of the religious pursuit as profoundly joyful. But many religions also condemn sensory pleasures and the desire for objects of pleasure. In this book, Ariel Glucklich resolves this apparent contradiction by showing how religious practices that instill self-control and discipline transform one type of pleasure into the pleasures of mastery and play. Using historical data and psychological analysis, he details how the rituals, mystical practices, moral teachings, and sacred texts of the world''s religions act as psychological instruments that induce well-being. Glucklich also shows that in promoting joy and pleasure, religion also strengthens social bonds and enhances an individual''s pursuit of meaning.
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