Spiritual, Religious, and Faith-Based Practices in Chronicity: An Exploration of Mental Wellness in Global Context (Routledge Studies in Religion)

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Synopsis
This book explores how people draw upon spiritual, religious, or faith-based practices to support their mental wellness amidst forms of chronicity. From diverse global contexts and spiritual perspectives, this volume critically examines several chronic conditions, such as psychosis, diabetes, depression, oppressive forces of colonization and social marginalization, attacks of spirit possession, or other forms of persistent mental duress. As an inter- and transdisciplinary collection, the chapters include innovative ethnographic observations and over 300 in-depth interviews with care providers and individuals living in chronicity, analyzed primarily from the phenomenological and hermeneutic meaning-making traditions. Overall, this book depicts a modern global era in which spiritualty and religion maintain an important role in many peoples’ lives, underscoring a need for increased awareness, intersectoral collaboration, and practical training for varied care providers. This book will be of interest to scholars of religion and health, the sociology and psychology of religion, medical and psychological anthropology, religious studies, and global health studies, as well as applied health and mental health professionals in psychology, social work, physical and occupational therapy, cultural psychiatry, public health, and medicine.
Copyright:
2022

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
270 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781000452433
Related ISBNs:
9781032077567, 9781003043508, 9780367489120
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Andrew R. Hatala and Kerstin Roger
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Science, Religion and Spirituality, Psychology, Social Studies, Medicine, Sociology
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Andrew R. Hatala
Edited by:
Kerstin Roger

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