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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Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors:	Pattathu, Antony George (Contributor, https://id.loc.gov/vocalistabulary/relauthorographerrs/contributor,), Zeugin, Barbara (Contributor, https://id.loc.gov/vocalistabulary/relauthorographerrs/contributor,), Lüddeckens, Dorothea (Contributor, https://id.loc.gov/vocalistabulary/relauthorographerrs/contributor,, Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocalistabulary/relauthorographerrs/editor,), Schrimpf, Monika (Contributor, https://id.loc.gov/vocalistabulary/relauthorographerrs/contributor,, Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocalistabulary/relauthorographerrs/editor,), Rageth, Nina (Contributor, https://id.loc.gov/vocalistabulary/relauthorographerrs/contributor,), Gripentrog, Stephanie (Contributor, https://id.loc.gov/vocalistabulary/relauthorographerrs/contributor,), Bruchhausen, Walter (Contributor, https://id.loc.gov/vocalistabulary/relauthorographerrs/contributor,)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Bielefeld : transcript-Verlag, [2018]
Series:	Religionswissenschaft ; 13
Subjects:	Alternative medicine. Medicine > Religious aspects. Mental healing. Religion (General). Religion and science. Spiritual healing. Therapeutics, Physiological. Body. CAM. Care. Entanglement. Medicine. Religious Studies. Spirituality. Traditional Medicine. Médecines parallèles. Médecine > Aspect religieux. Guérison par l'esprit. Religion et sciences. Guérison par la foi. RELIGION / General. Therapeutics, Physiological Alternative medicine Medicine > Religious aspects Mental healing Religion and science Spiritual healing Religion: general. Electronic books.
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Summary:	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?
Physical Description:	1 online resource (274 pages).
ISBN:	9783839445822 3839445825 9783837645828 3837645827