New Spiritualities And The Cultures Of Well Being

Author : Géraldine Mossière
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031062639
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Spiritualities and the Cultures of Well-being written by Géraldine Mossière and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-07-06 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the neoliberal paradigm that transposes religious behaviors into a religious marketplace framed by consumerist and capitalist models, this volume draws on ethnographic fieldwork to discuss the assemblage between the well-being trope and the rise of new spiritualities, as well as their deep permeation within mainstream culture. Building on previous literature that addresses the relationship between spirituality, healing and well-being, this text discusses the religious roots of mind-body practices. The contributions offer a critical perspective on the scope, limits and impacts of the current celebration of spiritualities. Part I provides theoretical insights for thinking about ways in which the prevalent ethics of well-being reframes subjectivities within the margins of neoliberal order. Part II demonstrates how spiritual economies are promoted, shaped and regulated by institutional forces such as States, law and the labor market. In part III, contributors describe in detail how spiritual economies unfold in specific cultural and social settings. The text appeals to students and researchers working on the spirituality and sociology of religion.

Author : Alexander Moreira-Almeida
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192586114
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spirituality and Mental Health Across Cultures written by Alexander Moreira-Almeida and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-02 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religiosity and spirituality (R/S) represent a very important factor of daily life for many individuals across different cultures and contexts. It is associated with lower rates of depression, suicide, mortality, and substance abuse, and is positively correlated with well-being and quality of life. Despite growing academic recognition and scientific literature on these connections this knowledge has not been translated into clinical practice. Part of the expanding Oxford Cultural Psychiatry series, Spirituality and Mental Health Across Cultures is a timely exploration of the implications of R/S on mental health. Written and edited by 38 experts in the fields of spirituality and mental health from 11 countries, covering a wide range of cultural and geographical perspectives, this unique resource assesses how mental health relates to world religions, agnosticism, atheism, and spiritualism unaffiliated with organised religion, with a practical touch. Across 25 chapters, this resource provides readers with a succinct and trustworthy review of the latest research and how this can be applied to clinical care. The first section covers the principles and fundamental questions that relate science, history, philosophy, neuroscience, religion, and spirituality with mental health. The second section discusses the main beliefs and practices related to world religions and their implications to mental health. The third reviews the impact of R/S on specific clinical situations and offers practical guidance on how to handle these appropriately, such as practical suggestions for assessing and integrating R/S in personal history anamnesis or psychotherapy.

Author : Stefania Palmisano
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429672578
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Spiritualities written by Stefania Palmisano and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary alternative spirituality, as studied by sociologists, is usually seen as a recent phenomenon dating from the 1960s and 1970s. However, when viewed from a longer-term perspective this form of religious expression is actually seen to reintroduce concepts that recur throughout Western cultural history. This book argues, therefore, that spirituality in the 21st Century actually shares many of the same characteristics as Classical, Mediaeval, Renaissance and Modern spiritualities. It is neither entirely new, nor is it clearly alternative to more established religions. The book is divided into two parts. The first sets out the context in which contemporary alternative spirituality has formed, charting its development as an academic term and a social phenomenon. The second part looks at how these two elements have developed in countries that are historically Catholic, focussing on specific examples in contemporary Italy: spiritualities based on the sacralisation of nature; those concerned with health and wellbeing; and those which are fascinated by mystery.Catholic majority countries are particularly interesting in this instance, as the Catholic Church has a unique cultural hegemony with which to compare alternative spiritual practices. It concludes that spirituality, if framed in a longer historical perspective, is a way of acting and seeing the world which was built, and continues to be built upon complex relations with various contradictory sources of authority, such as religion, magic thinking, secularism, rationalism, various spheres of lay culture. This is a bold take on the spirituality milieu and as such will be of great interest to scholars of Religious Studies working on the sociology of religion, contemporary spirituality and the rise of the "spiritual but not religious".

Author : Tarryn Phillips
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303159519X
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Narratives of Wellbeing written by Tarryn Phillips and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Naomi Smith
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 180455586X
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Researching Contemporary Wellness Cultures written by Naomi Smith and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2024-07-03 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Researching Contemporary Wellness Cultures brings together scholars examining the various ways and spaces in which wellness is constructed and practices within various sociological sub-disciplines across and in related fields including anthropology, cultural studies, and internet studies.

Author : Paul Heelas
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405139382
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spiritualities of Life written by Paul Heelas and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-28 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This insightful and provocative journey through spiritual landscapes explores the ways in which spiritualities of life have been experienced and understood in Western society, and argues that today’s myriad forms of holistic spirituality are helping us to find balance in face of the stifling demands of twenty-first century living. An enlightening book which explores the ways in which spirituality has been experienced and valued in Western society Traces the development of modern spirituality, from the origins of Romanticism in the eighteenth century, through to the counter-cultural sixties and on to the wellbeing culture of today Explores the belief that modern spirituality is merely an extension of capitalism in which people consume spirituality without giving anything back Contends that much of the wide range of popular mind-body-spirit practices are really an ethically charged force for the ‘good life’, helping us to find balance in the demands of twenty-first century living Written by an acknowledged world-leader working in the field Completes a trilogy of books including The Spiritual Revolution (2005, with Linda Woodhead) and The New Age Movement (1996), charting the rise and influence of spirituality today.

Author : Bettina E. Schmidt
Publisher : Equinox Publishing (Indonesia)
ISBN 13 : 9781781797648
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spirituality and Wellbeing written by Bettina E. Schmidt and published by Equinox Publishing (Indonesia). This book was released on 2020 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows how the relationship between wellbeing and spirituality is studied by a range of disciplines including religious studies, theology, anthropology, psychology and history while also linkinging the debate to various religious traditions including Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Afro-Brazilian religion and even paranormal experiences.

Author : Daniel Enstedt
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031381181
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eastern Practices and Nordic Bodies written by Daniel Enstedt and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the reception, development and construction of Eastern practices in the Nordic countries. The focus is on spirituality, medicine and healing from a lived religion perspective. Besides a geographical focus on the Nordic countries and their characteristics, this collection examines the embodied practices aligned with different expressions of religiosity, alternative medicine, spirituality and healing practices. By addressing questions about how so-called Eastern practices are embodied, spread and materialized, the contributors shed light on a cultural change in Nordic societies regarding religious, spiritual and alternative health practices, that are sometimes at odds with the dominant medical discourse about life-threatening diseases and other types of conditions.

Author : Alexander Moreira-Almeida
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198846835
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spirituality and Mental Health Across Cultures written by Alexander Moreira-Almeida and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-02 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This resource provides evidence-based guidance on the implications of religion and spirituality on mental health.

Author : R. E. S. Tanner
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9788180696114
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spirituality and Well-being written by R. E. S. Tanner and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 2009 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: