Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi ( he, בנימין בית-הלחמי) (born June 12, 1943) is an Israeli professor of
psychology
Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...
at the
University of Haifa
The University of Haifa ( he, אוניברסיטת חיפה Arabic: جامعة حيفا) is a university located on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. Founded in 1963, the University of Haifa received full academic accreditation in 1972, becoming Is ...
, Israel. In 1970 Beit-Hallahmi received a PhD in clinical psychology from
Michigan State University
Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...
.
Bibliography
Books
* ''Psychoanalysis and religion: A bibliography'', Norwood Editions, 1978
* ''Israeli Connection'', 1982,
* ''Prolegomena to the Psychological Study of Religion'', 1989,
* ''Despair and Deliverance: Private Salvation in Contemporary Israel'', 1992,
* ''The Annotated Dictionary of Modern Religious Movements'', 1994,
* ''Religion, Psychopathology And Coping.(International Series in the Psychology of Religion 4)'', 1996, Rodopi Bv Editions,
* ''Psychoanalytic Studies of Religion : A Critical Assessment and Annotated Bibliography'', 1996,
* ''The Psychology of Religious Behaviour, Belief and Experience'', 1997, w/ Michael Argyle, Routledge,
* ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Active New Religions, Sects, and Cults'', 1997,
* ''Original Sins: Reflections on the History of Zionism and Israel'', 1998,
*''
Misunderstanding cults: Searching for Objectivity in a Controversial Field'', Contributor
Papers
* "Dangers of the vagina". ''
British Journal of Medical Psychology
''Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed medical journal covering research, assessment and treatment of psychopathologies. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the British Psychologica ...
'', volume 58, 351–356.
* ''Old Identities and New Religions in Israel'',
Syzygy: Journal of Alternative Religion and Culture, Volume 1: Issue 2–3,
Scientology: Religion or racket? 2003, ''
Marburg Journal of Religion
The ''Marburg Journal of Religion'' is a peer-reviewed online academic journal that publishes articles on empirical and theoretical studies of religion. The first issue having appeared in April 1996. The original concept was developed by Michael Py ...
'', Volume 8, No. 1
* ''Dear Colleagues: Integrity and Suspicion in NRM Research'', presented at the 1997 annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
See also
*
List of cult and new religious movement researchers
The academic study of new religious movements is known as new religions studies (NRS).
The study draws from the disciplines of anthropology, psychiatry, history, psychology, sociology, religious studies, and theology. Eileen Barker noted tha ...
References
External links
* Beit-Hallahmi,
Scientology: Religion or racket? Marburg Journal of Religion, 8, September 2003.
* Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi,Michael Argyle
The psychology of religious behaviour, belief and experience Google Books
* Michael Argyle,Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi
The social psychology of religion Google Books
* Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi
Psychoanalytic studies of religion: a critical assessment and annotated Bibliography Google Books
* Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi
Despair and deliverance: private salvation in contemporary Israel Google Books
* Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi
The Israeli connection: whom Israel arms and why Google Books
* (Editors) Zvi Sobel, Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi
Tradition, innovation, conflict: Jewishness and Judaism in contemporary Israel Google Books
* John Bunzl,Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi (Editors)
Psychoanalysis, identity, and ideology: critical essays on the Israel Google Books
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1943 births
Living people
Israeli psychologists
Michigan State University alumni
Academic staff of the University of Haifa
New York University faculty
People from Tel Aviv
Researchers of new religious movements and cults