Religious Responses to Pandemics and Crises: Isolation, Survival, and #Covidchaos (Routledge Studies in Religion)

By: Sravana Borkataky-Varma and Christian A. Eberhart and Marianne Bjelland Kartzow

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Synopsis: Religious Responses to Pandemics and Crises explores various dimensions of the interrelations between the individual, community, and religion. With their global scope, the contributions to this volume represent reflections on the rich and multifaceted spectrum of human responses in a variety of different religions and cultures to the current SARS-2-COVID-19 pandemic and similar crises in the past.The contributions are organized in three thematic parts focusing on strategies, rituals, and past and present responses to pandemics and crises. They reflect on the intersection of personal or communal responses and state-mandated policies relative to SARS-2-COVID-19 while outlining different strategies to cope with the pandemic crisis. Timely questions explored include: How do individuals connect with or disconnect from religious and spiritual communities during times of personal and collective crises, including pandemics? How do religious practices such as rituals bridge individuals and communities? How do religious texts from past and present highlight and represent crises and pandemics? Dynamic and multidisciplinary in its inquiry, this volume is an outstanding resource for scholars of religion, theology, anthropology, social sciences, ritual theory, sex and gender studies, and contemporary medical science.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 224 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781000921656
Related ISBNs:: 9781003295402, 9781032281223, 9781000921625
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 04/24/24
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Sravana Borkataky-Varma, Christian A. Eberhart, and Marianne Bjelland Kartzow
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Religion and Spirituality, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Sravana Borkataky-Varma
Edited by:: Christian A. Eberhart
Edited by:: Marianne Bjelland Kartzow