This will be the first textbook to offer a systematic and rigorous analysis of an Islam based psychology. The book addresses the major features of an Islamic based psychology both in concepts and applications and compares the differences between the mainstream psychology and an Islam based psychology.While drawing on authentic Islamic texts and primary books in mainstream psychology, this book introduces a new school of thought where religion, philosophy, mysticism and psychology intersect and create an integrative approach in understanding the human mind and human behavior.
Chapter 1: What is an Islam based psychology?
Chapter 2: Islamic psychological perspective on humanism: Islam based psychology and humanism
Chapter 3: Cognitive and the Emotional Constituents of the Islamic
Psychological Perspective
Chapter 4: Freedom, Choice and Empowerment in Islam Based Psychology
Chapter 5: Islam Based Psychology and the Question of Self
Chapter 6: Well-being and Wellness in Islam Based Psychology
Chapter 7: Method and Methodology in Islam Based Psychology
Chapter 8: Islam Based Psychology and the Question of Identity
Chapter 9: Islam Based Psychology and Psychological Illness
Chapter 10: Islam Based Psychology and Positive Emotions
Chapter 11: Islam based psychology and Social Change
Chapter 12: Emotional, Intellectual Development in Islam Based Psychology
Chapter 13: Islam Based Psychology and its Implications for our World Today
Dr. Sayyed Mohsen Fatemi completed his postdoctoral studies in the department of psychology at Harvard University where he has also served as a Teaching Fellow, an Associate and a Fellow. He currently teaches at the University of British Columbia and the University of Massachusetts. He is a frequently published author and has been the keynote speaker of numerous international conferences.
