Rituals and Practices in World Religions: Cross-Cultural Scholarship to Inform Research and Clinical Contexts (1st ed. 2020) (Religion, Spirituality and Health: A Social Scientific Approach #5)

Synopsis

This book codifies, describes, and contextualizes group rituals and individual practices from world religious traditions. At the interface of religious studies, psychology, and medicine, it elucidates the cultural richness of practices and rituals from numerous world religions. The book begins by discussing the role that religious rituals and practices may play in the well-being of humans and the multi-dimensional cultural and psychological complexity of religious rituals and practices. It then discusses rituals and practices within a number of religions, including Christian, Islamic, Jewish, Buddhist, Taoist, Sikh, Hindu, Confucian, and other traditions. There is a need for a more inclusive collection of religious rituals and practices, as some practices are making headlines in contemporary society. Mindfulness is one of the fastest-growing psychological interventions in healthcare and Yoga is now practiced by tens of millions of people in the U.S.A. These practices have been examined in thousands of academic publications spanning neuroscience, psychology, medicine, sociology, and religious studies. While Mindfulness and Yoga have recently received widespread scientific and cultural attention, many rituals and practices from world religious traditions have remained underexplored in scholarly, scientific, and clinical contexts. This book brings more diverse rituals and practices into this academic discourse while providing a reference guide for clinicians and students of the topic.

Copyright:

2020

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9783030279530

Related ISBNs:

9783030279523

Publisher:

Springer International Publishing

Date of Addition:

12/20/22

Copyrighted By:

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Psychology, Sociology

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

David Bryce Yaden

Edited by:

Yukun Zhao

Edited by:

Kaiping Peng

Edited by:

Andrew B. Newberg