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PsychoBible : Behavior, Religion & the Holy Book.

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? D...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Favazza, Armando
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : Pitchstone Publishing, 2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (465 pages)
ISBN:9781939578808
1939578809