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Medicine - Religion - Spirituality: Global Perspectives on Traditional, Complementary, and Alternative Healing
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Abstract 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 ... view more
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?... view less
Keywords
medicine; religion; spirituality; alternative medicine; naturopathy; political factors; legal factors; anthroposophy; homeopathy; biomedicine; health care delivery system; health policy; medical ethics; body
Classification
Medical Sociology
Sociology of Religion
Free Keywords
CAM; Care; Entanglement; Religious Studies; Traditional Medicine
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
274 p.
Series
Religionswissenschaft, 13
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839445822
ISBN
978-3-8394-4582-2
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0