Spirituality, healing, and medicine : return to the silence / David Aldridge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aldridge, David, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine--Religious aspects.

Medicine.

Spiritual healing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Aldridge evaluates the existing literature from across the disciplines to ascertain just how effective spiritual healing may be on the patient's well-being. He encourages us to redefine treatment strategies and our understanding of health, and argues that the spiritual elements of experience help the patient to find purpose, meaning and hope.

Contents:

Intro

Spirituality, Healing and Medicine: Return to the Silence

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Acknowledgements

1 Healing narratives in the context of a performed life

2 Meaning, purpose and power

3 Religion: The everyday forms of spiritual life

4 Lifestyle, charismatic ideology and a praxis aesthetic

5 Lost and found: The perpetual story

6 Prayer and healing

7 Pluralism and treatment: Healing initiatives and authority

References

Subject Index

Author Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-215) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-280-40776-X

9786610407767

1-84642-221-3

1-4175-5385-5

OCLC:

191935492