Theoretical and practical vision on forgiveness: A systematic review of ancient and contemporary literature

Pages:434-442
Pareek S. and Mathur N. (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan)

Considering the religious faith and scientific healing attached with the practice of forgiveness, the present paper explored the concept of forgiveness as articulated and theorized in ancient and contemporary literature. Specifically, the objective was to delineate the cross culturally ingrained common vision and practical orientations on forgiveness as documented in reviewed texts. The systematic review of the ancient documentation and recent researches indicates the conceptual and practical commonalities with regards to forgiveness and its correlates.