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<P>How close is spirituality to psychosis?</P><P></P><P>Covering the interrelation of psychosis and spirituality from a number of angles, <I>Insanity and Divinity</I> will generate dialogue and discussion, aid critical reflection and stimulate creative approaches to clinical work for those interested in the connections between religious studies, psychoanalysis, anthropology and hagiography.</P><P></P><P>Bringing together an international range of contributors and covering many different types of religious experience, this book presents its theme in three parts:</P><P></P><UL><P></P></UL><P>Psychoanalysis, belief and mysticism </P><UL><P></P><P></P></UL><P>Anthropology, history and hagiography </P><UL><P></P><P></P></UL><P>Psychology, psychosis and religious experience.</P><UL><P></P></UL><P></P><P>Each section includes discussion of the hinterland between madness and religious experience from the perspective of a number of religions, autobiographical accounts of those who have experien