ABSTRACT Idols, icons and religious images have had an enormous influence on the spiritual and religious lives of individuals and communities for millennia. This paper explores aspects of this attraction from a psychological perspective using the model of transitional objects developed by D. W. Winnicott, a 20th century British psychoanalyst. I argue that the worship or veneration of material forms may at times represent or symbolize the unseen divinity or god for the believer, but at times these forms may also “be” the divine or be considered an aspect of the divine in material form, thus facilitating religious devotion.

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DW Winnicott，过渡对象以及物化对宗教信仰的重要性

摘要几千年来，偶像，圣像和宗教形象对个人和社区的精神和宗教生活产生了巨大影响。本文使用20世纪英国心理学家DW温尼科特（DW Winnicott）开发的过渡对象模型从心理学的角度探讨了这种吸引力的各个方面。我认为，对物质形式的崇拜或崇拜有时可能代表或象征着信徒看不见的神性或神灵，但有时这些形式也可能“成为”神，或被视为物质形式中神的一个方面，因此促进宗教奉献。