Gillian McCann

Health and Healing in World Religions (eBook, ePUB)

A Guide to Developing Cultural Competencies

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Health and Healing in World Religions is a comprehensive introduction to the field that explores the research that links spirituality and well-being, including work with addiction and trauma.

Each chapter includes an introduction to and summary of each tradition, questions at the conclusion, and boxes that highlight key ideas from the chapter using an example and interviews with medical professionals and other healers. Health and Healing in World Religions looks at cutting edge interfaces between spirituality and health such as mindfulness practices, addiction programmes, indigenous approaches to healing, traditional Chinese medicine, yoga and Ayurveda, and more. The text provides an overview of the research and practice all in one place and includes extensive bibliographies and resource guides for ease of reference.

Health and Healing in World Religions is derived from over 20 years of teaching and research in health and healing and comes from an in-depth understanding of religion and spirituality. It is a vital guide to understanding cultural competency in the healing professions and the need to understand the cultural and spiritual traditions of clients.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040157466
• Artikelnr.: 72275147

Autorenporträt

Gillian McCann is an associate professor in the Religions and Cultures Program at Nipissing University in Ontario, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

1. What is Health: Understanding the Connection Between Religion,
Spirituality and Well Being 2. Tracing the Religious Roots of Biomedicine
Through Ancient Egypt and Greece 3. Technologies of the Sacred: Shamanism
and Neo-Shamanism in the Contemporary World 4. Maintaining the Spiritual
Centre: Indigenous Approaches to Health and Healing 5. The Art of Living:
Hinduism and Healing 6. Establishing Harmony: Health and Healing in Chinese
Traditions 7. May All Be Free From Suffering: Buddhism and Healing 8. I Am
the Lord Your Healer: Health and Healing in the Jewish Tradition 9.
Proclaim the Kingdom and Heal the Sick: Christianity and Healing 10. Allah
Shall Heal the Hearts of All Believers: Islam and Healing 11. Subtle
Bodies: Metaphysical Approaches to Healing Appendices