Attachment and God in medieval England : focusing on the figure

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Full Title:: Attachment and God in medieval England : focusing on the figure / by Juliana Dresvina
Series Titles:: Religion and psychology
Brill research perspectives.

Genre:: Electronic books
Subjects:: Attachment behavior--Religious aspects
Attachment behavior--England--History
English literature--Old English, ca. 450-1100--History and criticism
English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500--History and criticism
God in literature

Summary:: This book brings together the disciplines of history and psychology. It is the first study to apply attachment theory to self-narratives of the past, namely examples of life-writing (letters and proto-autobiographies) from medieval England, written in broad religious contexts. It examines whether God could appear as an adequate attachment figure in times of high mortality and often inadequate childrearing practices, and whether the emphasis on God's proximity to believers benefited their psychological reorganisation. The main method of enquiry is discourse analysis based on the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) coding.
Language:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (1 volume).
Local Note:: Available to current Emory faculty, students and staff.