Chapter 1. Integrative model of children''s representations of god in drawings (Pierre-Yves Brandt, Zhargalma Dandarova Robert, Grégory Dessart, Hanneke Muthert, Hanneke Schaap-Jonker).-  Chapter 2. Anthropomorphizing and de-anthropomorphizing supernatural agency: From conceptual strategies to their theological implications( Grégory Dessart, Zhargalma Dandarova Robert, Pierre-Yves Brandt).-  Chapter 3.

Gender-typing god representations: Socio-normative constraints and ontological significance ( Grégory Dessart, Zhargalma Dandarova Robert, Pierre-Yves Brandt).- Chapter 4. Where gods dwell? Spatial imagery in children''s drawings of gods( Zhargalma Dandarova-Robert, Christelle Cocco, Grégory Dessart, Pierre -Yves Brandt).- Chapter 5.

The colour of god(s): Early processing mechanisms of an all-powerful entity as depicted through colour choices in drawings of gods (Christelle Cocco, Christine Mohr, Domicele Jonauskaite,  Zhargalma Dandarova-Robert, Pierre-Yves Brandt).- Chapter 6.

Numerical analyses of children''s drawings of god(s): an approach based on computer vision and mathematical methods (Christelle Cocco, Raphaël Ceré).- Chapter 7. Emotional expression in children''s drawings of God according to age, gender and religiosity (Richard P.

Jolley, Grégory Dessart).- Chapter 8. Different attachment styles in relation to children''s drawings of God: a qualitative and quantitative exploration, (Hanneke Muthert, Hanneke Schaap-Jonker).- Chapter 9. Iranian children''s drawings of God: demographic and contextual considerations (Mohammad Khodayarifard, Reza Pourhosein, Shahla Pakdaman, Saeid Zandi).- Chapter 10.

The first discoveries and the challenges of researching representations of gods in a continental country such as Brazil (Alberto Domeniconi Küntgen-Nery, Camila Mendonça Torres).- Chapter 11. Representing the gods of ancient Israel and Judah (Thomas Römer).- Chapter 12.

The representation of God in Islam and its prohibition: strategies used by Iranian children in drawings of God (Zahra Astaneh).- Chapter 13. Natural and supernatural agents: children''s representations of gods and dead entities (Ramiro Tau).- Chapter 14.

Shaping digital tools, equipping children drawings (Dominique Vinck, Pierre-Nicolas Oberhauser).- Chapter 15. An innovative open-access database: "Drawings of gods" ( Olga Serbaeva).- Chapter 16. Children''s drawings of gods: the dynamics and challenges of interdisciplinary collaboration (Frédéric Darbellay).- Chapter 17. Contributions and limitations of the methodology of drawings for studying children''s representations of god (Pierre-Yves Brandt, Zhargalma Dandarova Robert, Dominique Vinck, Frédéric Darbellay).


Format Häftad Omfång 569 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Springer Nature Switzerland AG Utgivningsdatum 2023-01-05 ISBN 9783030944315