Spiritual Transformation and Healing

Anthropological, Theological, Neuroscientific, and Clinical Perspectives

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

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Joan D. Koss-Chioino and Philip Hefner's new volume is unique in exploring the meaning of spiritual transformation and healing with new research from a scientific perspective. An interdisciplinary group of contributors-anthropological, psychological, medical, theological, and biological scientists-investigate the role of religious communities and healing practitioners, with spiritual transformation as their medium of healing. Individual authors evaluate the meaning of spiritual transformations and the consequences for those who experience it; the contributions of indigenous healing systems; new frameworks for neurological and physiological correlates of transformative religious experiences; the support from neuroscience for the radical empathy and intersubjective exchange that takes place in healing practices; and evidence for universal elements of the healing process. This exciting new book will be an invaluable resource for those generally interested in the role of religion in society, across the sciences, social sciences, and all religious traditions. With a foreword by Solomon H. Katz.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2006-05-12
Mått164 x 234 x 25 mm
Vikt626 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor318
FörlagAltaMira Press
ISBN9780759108660

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Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
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Chapter 1 ForewordChapter 2 PrefacePart 3 Part I: Finding Our Way Through New TerrainChapter 4 Chapter 1: Exploring Spiritual Transformation and Healing: Fundamental IssuesChapter 5 Chapter 2: The Meaning of Spiritual TransformationChapter 6 Chapter 3: The Spirit of Spiritual Healing in the United StatesPart 7 Part II: Traditional and Indigenous Healing Systems: Anthropological PerspectivesChapter 8 Chapter 4: Spiritual Transformation and Radical Empathy in Ritual Healing and Therapeutic RelationshipsChapter 9 Chapter 5: Radical Empathy, Gender, and Shamanic Healing: Examples from PeruChapter 10 Chapter 6: Sustainable Faith? Reconfiguring Shamanic Healing in SiberiaChapter 11 Chapter 7: The Making of a Shaman: A Comparative Study of Inuit, African, and Nepalese Shaman InitiationPart 12 Part III: Spiritual Transformation and Healing from Religious PerspectivesChapter 13 Chapter 8: Spiritual Transformation and Healing: An Encounter with the SacredChapter 14 Chapter 9: Spiritual Transformation and Healing in Light of an Evolutionary TheologyChapter 15 Chapter 10: Personal Tranformation: Perspectives from Psychology and ChristianityChapter 16 Chapter 11: Spiritual Growth, Cognition, and Complexity: Faith as a Dynamic ProcessPart 17 Part IV: Neuroscientific Perspectives on Spiritual Transformation and HealingChapter 18 Chapter 12: The Neurobiology of Spiritual TransformationChapter 19 Chapter 13: Narrative in Holistic Healing: Empathy, Sympathy, and Simulation TheoryChapter 20 Chapter 14: Healing of the Self-in-Context: Memory, Plasticity, and Spiritual PracticePart 21 Part V: Clinical Perspectives on Spiritual Transformation and HealingChapter 22 Chapter 15: Spirituality, Spiritual Experiences, and Spiritual Transformations in the Face of HIVChapter 23 Chapter 16: Spiritual Engagement and Transformation in Cancer Patients: The Experience of the Patient, the Role of the Physician