Empirically based psychology of Islam: Summary and critique of the literature

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 93-115

  Abu Raiya, Hisham ^a   Pargament, Kenneth I ^b  

^a Bowling Green State University ^*  (Israel)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empirical research; Islam; Psychology; Religious coping; Religiousness measures; Religiousness religiosity; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951751010     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674670903426482     Document Type: Review

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