When children draw gods : a multicultural and interdisciplinary approach to children's representations of supernatural agents / Pierre-Yves Brandt, Zhargalma Dandarova-Robert, Christelle Cocco, Dominique Vinck, Frédéric Darbellay, editors.
Brandt, Pierre-Yves, 1959- editor.; Dandarova-Robert, Zhargalma, editor.; Cocco, Christelle, editor.; Vinck, Dominique, editor.; Darbellay, Frédéric, editor.
2023
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When children draw gods : a multicultural and interdisciplinary approach to children's representations of supernatural agents / Pierre-Yves Brandt, Zhargalma Dandarova-Robert, Christelle Cocco, Dominique Vinck, Frédéric Darbellay, editors.
ISBN
9783030944292 (electronic bk.)
3030944298 (electronic bk.)
9783030944285
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94429-2
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Cham : Springer, [2023]
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©2023
Language
English
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English.
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1 online resource (viii, 569 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
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10.1007/978-3-030-94429-2 doi
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BL625.5
Dewey Decimal Classification
200.83
Summary
This Open Access book explores how children draw god. It looks at childrens drawings collected in a large variety of cultural and religious traditions. Coverage demonstrates the richness of drawing as a method for studying representations of the divine. In the process, it also contributes to our understanding of this concept, its origins, and its development. This intercultural work brings together scholars from different disciplines and countries, including Switzerland, Japan, Russia, Iran, Brazil, and the Netherlands. It does more than share the results of their research and analysis. The volume also critically examines the contributions and limitations of this methodology. In addition, it also reflects on the new empirical and theoretical perspectives within the broader framework of the study of this concept. The concept of god is one of the most difficult to grasp. This volume offers new insights by focusing on the many different ways children depict god throughout the world. Readers will discover the importance of spatial imagery and color choices in drawings of god. They will also learn about how the divine's emotional expression correlates to age, gender, and religiosity as well as strategies used by children who are prohibited from representing their god.
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Brandt, Pierre-Yves, 1959- editor.
Dandarova-Robert, Zhargalma, editor.
Cocco, Christelle, editor.
Vinck, Dominique, editor.
Darbellay, Frédéric, editor.
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New approaches to the scientific study of religion ; v. 12.
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Intro
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Project Children's Drawings of Gods: Presentation of the Project and of this Book
Presentation of the Children's Drawings of Gods Project
A Work in Progress: From the Genesis of the Project to the Present
Procedure and Instructions
Ethical Considerations
God, "God", Gods, Supernatural Agent: A Note on Terminology
Organisation of this Book
References
Part I: Towards an Integrative Model
Chapter 2: Integrative Model of Children's Representations of God in Drawings

Outline of the Presentation
Definitions
Anthropomorphism in the Representation of Gods: Cognitive and Developmental Perspectives
A Cognitive Perspective
A Developmental Perspective
Gender in Children's Drawings of Gods
Influence of Cultural Representations in Children's Drawings of Gods
Children's Drawings of Gods from the Point of View of Attachment Theory
Emotionality in Children's Drawings of Gods
Impact of Religious Education and Religious Socialization on Children's Drawings of Gods

Ambivalence: Attributing Contradictory Properties Simultaneously to Signify a Being Beyond Any Categorization
Synthesis
References
Part II: Focus on the Main Figure: Anthropomorphic and Gender Features
Chapter 3: Children's God Representations: Are Anthropomorphic God Figures Only Human?
Anthropomorphism in Religion
Cognitive Approaches to Religion
The Preparedness Hypothesis
Ontological Categories of the Divine in Childhood
The Semi-Propositional Nature of Cultural Representations
Concept Development: Children's Cognition and Socio-Cultural Background

Categories and Domain-Specific Information
The Importance of Testimony in Children's Development of Various Concepts
Complexity of God Figures: A View of Multiplicity
Un-Dichotomizing a Binary-Based Change and Calling into Question Non-Anthropomorphic-Abstract/Symbolic Connections
Types of God Representations and Their Multiplicity
Conceptual Hybridism: A Case for God Representations?
Anthropomorphic vs. Non-Anthropomorphic God Figures in Children's Drawings of God
A Revised Developmental Perspective on Anthropomorphic God Representations: Progressive De-Anthropomorphization

What Is Meant by De-Anthropomorphization?
What Is the Developmental Course for De-Anthropomorphization of Children's Representations of God?
General Scientific Rationale
Conclusion
References
Chapter 4: Humanness and Non-Humanness in Children's Drawings of God: A Case Study from French-Speaking Switzerland
Current Research
General Rationale
Purpose of This Research
General Method
Data Collection
Participants
Materials
Procedure
Religiosity Measures
Predictor Variables
Religious Affiliation and Prayer Practice
Statistical Analyses
Study 1: Anthropomorphic vs. Non-Anthropomorphic God Figures: A Replication Study

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