Semantics and Psychology of Spirituality A Cross-Cultural Analysis /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Streib, Heinz (Editor), Hood, Jr., Ralph W. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Religion.; Medical research.; Quality of life.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Cross-cultural psychology.; Cross Cultural Psychology.; Quality of Life Research.; Religious Studies, general.; Personality and Social Psychology.

This book examines what people mean when they say they are “spiritual”. It looks at the semantics of “spirituality”, the visibility of reasons for “spiritual” preference in biographies, in psychological dispositions, in cultural differences between Germany and the US, and in gender differences. It a...