Overview
"Jungian analysts Vlado Solc and George J. Didier set out to explore the psychological dynamics and causes of religious fundamentalism and fanaticism. The book offers an in-depth-psychological analysis of what happens when a person becomes possessed by the unconscious energies of the Self. Dark Religion also reveals that spirituality is an inherent dimension of human life and one of its most essential needs. It only becomes ""dark"" when it denies, ignores, or separates itself from its vital roots. The authors coin the term ""dark religion"" to describe all forms of fanatical, radical and extreme religions. Their study shows how dark religion leads to profound conflicts on both the personal and cultural level--including terrorism and wars. surveys the vast contemporary cultural and religious landscapes. All the while discovering the emergent forms of spiritual praxis in light of postmodernism and the rise of fundamentalism in the new millennium."
Full Product Details
Author: Vlado Solc ,
George J Didier
Publisher: Chiron Publications
Imprint: Chiron Publications
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.90cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.708kg
ISBN: 9781630513993
ISBN 10: 1630513997
Pages: 454
Publication Date: 09 November 2018
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
A careful and thoughtful psychological reflection on one of the burning issues of our times--radical fundamentalism. Solc and Didier offer both trenchant analysis and potential solutions for this central dilemma of postmodernity. Murray Stein, Ph.D., author of Outside, Inside and All Around.
Author Information
Vlado Solc is a professional psychotherapist and Jungian Analyst practicing in Milwaukee, WI. Vlado received training from C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago and Charles University in Prague. Vlado lives in constant awe about the miracle of existence. He is an author of three depth psychology-oriented books published in Czech Republic: Psyche, Matrix, Reality; The Father Archetype and In the Name of God - Fanaticism from Perspective of Depth Psychology. George J. Didier is a clinical psychologist and Jungian Analyst practicing in Rockford and Crystal Lake, IL George is a former Catholic priest. He holds graduate degrees in psychology, theology, and spirituality. George studied at Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., Chicago Theological Seminary, the Illinois School of Professional Psychology and the C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago. He is the author of Vocational Crisis: Transformations in Ministry.
