Spiritual, Religious, and Faith-Based Practices in Chronicity - 9780367489120

Taylor & Francis

Spiritual, Religious, and Faith-Based Practices in ChronicityAn Exploration of Mental Wellness in Global Context\nAuthor(s): Andrew R. Hatala, Kerstin Roger\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367489120, 978-0367489120\nSynopsis\nThis book explores how people draw upon spiritual, religious, or faith-based practices to support their mental wellness amidst forms of chronicity. From diverse global contexts and spiritual perspectives, this volume critically examines several chronic conditions, such as psychosis, diabetes, depression, oppressive forces of colonization and social marginalization, attacks of spirit possession, or other forms of persistent mental duress. \n\nAs an inter- and transdisciplinary collection, the chapters include innovative ethnographic observations and over 300 in-depth interviews with care providers and individuals living in chronicity, analyzed primarily from the phenomenological and hermeneu.