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Medicine, religion, spirituality : global perspectives on traditional, complementary, and alternative healing /

In modern societies the functional differentiation of medicine and religion is the predominant paradigm. Contemporary therapeutic practices and concepts in healing systems, such as Transpersonal Psychology, Ayurveda, as well as Buddhist and Anthroposophic medicine, however, are shaped by medical as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lüddeckens, Dorothea, 1966- (Editor ), Schrimpf, Monika (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Bielefeld] : Transcript, [2018]
Colección:Religious studies ; volume 13
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In modern societies the functional differentiation of medicine and religion is the predominant paradigm. Contemporary therapeutic practices and concepts in healing systems, such as Transpersonal Psychology, Ayurveda, as well as Buddhist and Anthroposophic medicine, however, are shaped by medical as well as religious or spiritual elements. This book investigates configurations of the entanglement between medicine, religion, and spirituality in Europe, Asia, North America, and Africa. How do political and legal conditions affect these healing systems? How do they relate to religious and scientific discourses? How do therapeutic practitioners position themselves between medicine and religion, and what is their appeal for patients?
Descripción Física:1 online resource (274 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783839445822
3839445825
Acceso:Open Access