Qualitative methods and 'the (Partly) ineffable' in psychological research on religion and spirituality

Qualitative Research in Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-67

  Coyle, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apophatic theology; Psychology of religion; Qualitative; Religion; Religious experience; Spiritual experience; Spirituality; Transcendent; Transpersonal

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249106167     PISSN: 14780887     EISSN: 14780895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14780880701863583     Document Type: Conference Paper

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