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Religion and Addiction

Authors: Christian Gostečnik, Mateja Cvetek, Saša Poljak, Tanja Repič, Robert Cvetek

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 4/2012

Abstract

Religion with its rituals can become an object of addiction, especially when a child while growing up experiences neglect and abuse. It is also very common that such individuals transfer their feelings of anger, rage and sometimes even true hatred to God. Then God becomes the substitute for their displaced vengeance (upon those who abused them as children).

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Title: Religion and Addiction
Authors: Christian Gostečnik
Mateja Cvetek
Saša Poljak
Tanja Repič
Robert Cvetek
Publication date: 01-12-2012
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 4/2012
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-010-9424-x

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