Insanity and Divinity

<p>How close is spirituality to psychosis?</p><p>Covering the interrelation of psychosis and spirituality from a number of angles <i>Insanity and Divinity</i> will generate dialogue and discussion aid critical reflection and stimulate creative approaches to clinical work for those interested in the connections between religious studies psychoanalysis anthropology and hagiography.</p><p>Bringing together an international range of contributors and covering many different types of religious experience this book presents its theme in three parts:</p><p>Psychoanalysis belief and mysticism </p><p>Anthropology history and hagiography </p><p>Psychology psychosis and religious experience.</p><p>Each section includes discussion of the hinterland between madness and religious experience from the perspective of a number of religions autobiographical accounts of those who have experienced a psychosis in which spirituality played a key part and a comprehensive review of the position of psychology research into the meaning and function of spirituality in relation to the psychoses.</p><p>Insightful enlightening and wide-ranging <i>Insanity and Divinity</i> is ideal for clinicians academics and chaplains working in clinical settings.</p>