New Spiritualities And The Cultures Of Well Being

Author : Géraldine Mossière
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-07-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783031062636

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New Spiritualities and the Cultures of Well-being by Géraldine Mossière Pdf

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 : Stefania Palmisano,Nicola Pannofino
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780429672576

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Contemporary Spiritualities by Stefania Palmisano,Nicola Pannofino Pdf

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 : Paul Heelas
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781405139380

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Spiritualities of Life by Paul Heelas Pdf

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 : Alexander Moreira-Almeida,Bruno Paz Mosqueiro,Dinesh Bhugra
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780198846833

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Spirituality and Mental Health Across Cultures by Alexander Moreira-Almeida,Bruno Paz Mosqueiro,Dinesh Bhugra Pdf

This resource provides evidence-based guidance on the implications of religion and spirituality on mental health.

Author : Bettina E. Schmidt
Publisher : Equinox Publishing (Indonesia)
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Health
ISBN : 1781797641

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Spirituality and Wellbeing by Bettina E. Schmidt Pdf

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,Katarina Plank
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783031381188

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Eastern Practices and Nordic Bodies by Daniel Enstedt,Katarina Plank Pdf

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 : R. E. S. Tanner
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Health
ISBN : 8180696111

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Spirituality and Well-being by R. E. S. Tanner Pdf

Author : Chu Kim-Prieto
Publisher : Springer
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9789401789509

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Religion and Spirituality Across Cultures by Chu Kim-Prieto Pdf

This book presents an integrated review and critical analysis of the recent research in the positive psychology of religion, with focus on the positive psychology of religion across different cultures and religions. The book provides a review of the literature on different contributions of religion and spirituality to positive functioning and well-being and reviews religions across the world, including Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, Sikhism, Native American religions, and Hinduism. It fills a unique place in the market’s increasing interest and demand in the psychology of religion, as well as positive psychology. While the target audience is researchers, scholars, and students in psychology, cross-cultural studies, religious studies, and social sciences, it will be useful for anyone interested in better understanding the contributions of religion and culture in subjective well-being.

Author : Alexander Moreira de Almeida,Bruno Paz Mosqueiro,Dinesh Bhugra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Mental health
ISBN : 019188183X

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Spirituality and Mental Health Across Cultures by Alexander Moreira de Almeida,Bruno Paz Mosqueiro,Dinesh Bhugra Pdf

This resource provides evidence-based guidance on the implications of religion and spirituality on mental health

Author : Grace Davie,Paul Heelas,Linda Woodhead
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351909228

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Predicting Religion by Grace Davie,Paul Heelas,Linda Woodhead Pdf

Religion in the contemporary west is undergoing rapid change. In Predicting Religion twenty experts in the study of religion present their predictions about the future of religion in the 21st century - predictions based on careful analysis of the contemporary religious scene from traditional forms of Christianity to new spiritualities. The range of predictions is broad. A number predict further secularization - with religion in the west seen as being in a state of terminal decline. Others question this approach and suggest that we are witnessing not decline but transformation understood in different ways: a shift from theism to pantheism, from outer to inner authority, from God to self-as-god, and above all from religion to spirituality. This accessible book on the contemporary religious scene offers students and scholars of the sociology of religion and theology, as well as interested general readers, fresh insights into the future of religion and spirituality in the west. Published in association with the British Sociological Association Study of Religion group, in the Ashgate Religion and Theology in Interdisciplinary Perspective series.

Author : Natalie Tobert
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781784503451

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Cultural Perspectives on Mental Wellbeing by Natalie Tobert Pdf

As human migration brings an ever more diverse range of people, cultures and beliefs into contact, Western medical systems must adapt to cater for the different approaches it encounters towards illness, the body, gender, mental health and death. Based upon training courses taught by the author to staff at hospitals, mental health professionals, and on degree courses, this complete resource provides an essential foundation for understanding the complex and manifold approaches to medicine and health around the world. An awareness of this diversity moreover allows healthcare professionals to better engage with their patients and offer them satisfactory care and support in the future.

Author : Stephen Jacobs
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317044475

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The Art of Living Foundation by Stephen Jacobs Pdf

The Hindu-derived meditation movement, The Art of Living (AOL), founded in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in Bangalore, has grown into a global organization which claims presence in more than 150 countries. Stephen Jacobs presents the first comprehensive study of AOL as an important transnational movement and an alternative global spirituality. Exploring the nature and characteristics of spirituality in the contemporary global context, Jacobs considers whether alternative spiritualities are primarily concerned with individual wellbeing and can simply be regarded as another consumer product. The book concludes that involvement in movements such as AOL is not necessarily narcissistic but can foster a sense of community and inspire altruistic activity.

Author : Donnalee Dox
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780472052974

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Reckoning with Spirit in the Paradigm of Performance by Donnalee Dox Pdf

Performance has become a paradigm for analyzing contemporary culture, a pattern that structures a particular view of human interaction and experience. Performance is also widely used to better understand how we express values and ideas, including religious beliefs. Reckoning with Spirit in the Paradigm of Performance asks how the sensibilities of religious experience, which many people call spirituality, shape people's performance. When we observe people performing words, dances, music, and rituals they consider sacred, what (if any) conclusions can we draw about their experiences from what we see, read, and hear? By analyzing performances of spirituality and what people experience as "spirit," this book adds a new dimension to the paradigm of performance. Rather than reducing the spiritual dimension to either biology or culture, the book asks what such experiences might have to offer a reasoned analysis of vernacular culture. The specific performances presented are meditative dance and shamanic drumming, including descriptions of these practices and exegesis of practitioners' writings on the nature of spiritual experience and performance.

Author : Steven J. Sutcliffe,Ingvild Saelid Gilhus
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317546245

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New Age Spirituality by Steven J. Sutcliffe,Ingvild Saelid Gilhus Pdf

New Age and holistic beliefs and practices - sometimes called the "new spirituality" - are widely distributed across modern global society. The fluid and popular nature of new age makes these movements a very challenging field to understand using traditional models of religious analysis. Rather than treating new age as an exotic specimen on the margins of 'proper' religion, "New Age Spirituality" examines these movements as a form of everyday or lived religion. The book brings together an international range of scholars to explore the key issues: insight, healing, divination, meditation, gnosis, extraordinary experiences, and interactions with gods, spirits and superhuman powers. Combining discussion of contemporary beliefs and practices with cutting-edge theoretical analysis, the book repositions new age spirituality at the forefront of the contemporary study of religion.

Author : Edie Lanphar,Agata Wilczek
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781848883772

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Understanding New Perspectives of Spirituality by Edie Lanphar,Agata Wilczek Pdf