Health and Healing in World Religions: A Guide to Developing Cultural Competencies

Cover
Endorsement Page
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Acknowledgement
Preface
	References
	Further Reading
Chapter 1: What is Health: Understanding the Connection Between Religion, Spirituality and Well-being
	What is Religion?
	Definitions of Health
	Dimensions of Healing: The Connections Between Religion, Spirituality and Health
	Reflection
	References
	Further Reading
	Internet Resources
Chapter 2: Tracing the Religious Roots of Biomedicine Through Ancient Egypt and Greece
	Healing in Assyria, Mesopotamia, and Ancient Egypt
	Medicine in Ancient Greece
	Hippocrates and Galen as Model Doctors
	References
	Further Reading
Chapter 3: Technologies of the Sacred: Shamanism and Neo-Shamanism in the Contemporary World
	The Shaman as Archetypal Healer
	Reflection
	Neo-Shamanism: Ancient Wisdom and Contemporary Challenges
	Reflections
	References
	Further Reading
Chapter 4: Maintaining the Spiritual Centre: Indigenous Approaches to Health and Healing
	Ritual Drama as Psychotherapeutic and Healing Ceremony
	The Powwow and Jingle Dress: Community Revitalization, Art, Ceremony, and Healing
	Miyupimaatisiiun “Being Alive Well”: Cree Concepts of Health
	Reflection
	References
	Further Reading
	Internet Resources
Chapter 5: The Art of Living: Hinduism and Healing
	Healing and Healing in the Hindu Tradition
	Attitudes to Suffering in the Hindu Tradition
	The Laws of Karma and Health
	Lord Dhanvantari: Divine Paradigm of the Healer
	Religious Therapeutics in Hinduism
	The Subtle Body
	Ayurveda: Wisdom for Life
	Hinduism and Healing in the Contemporary World
	Reflections
	Overview of Hinduism
	Death and the Afterlife
	References
	Further Reading
	Internet Resources
Chapter 6: Establishing Harmony: Health and Healing in Chinese Traditions
	Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
	The Physician in the Chinese Tradition
	The Body in Chinese Medicine
	Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Contemporary Era
	Overview of Chinese Traditions
	References
	Further Reading
	Internet Resources
Chapter 7: May All Be Free From Suffering: Buddhism and Healing
	Attitudes towards the Body in Buddhism
	Buddhist Understanding of Karma and Health
	Health and Healing in Mahayana Buddhism
	Mindfulness and The Contemporary Connection Between Buddhism and Psychology
	Reflections
	Overview of Buddhism
	References
	Further Reading
	Internet Resources
Chapter 8: I am the Lord Your Healer: Health and Healing in the Jewish Tradition
	Jewish Community Medicine
	Healing versus Curing: Contemporary Judaism and Health
	Reflection
	Overview of Judaism
	References
	Further Reading
	Internet Resources
Chapter 9: Proclaim the Kingdom and Heal the Sick: Christianity and Healing
	Christian Attitudes to the Body
	Nursing the Whole Person: The Connection Between Nursing and Christianity
	Florence Nightingale: A New Model of Nursing
	Health and Healing in the African American Churches
	Overview of Christianity
	References
	Further Reading
	City of Miracles
Chapter 10: Allah Shall Heal the Hearts of All Believers: Islam and Healing
	Islam and Social Welfare
	The Physician in Muslim Culture
	The Unani Tradition and the Role of the Hakim
	Healing in the Sufi Tradition
	Overview of Islam
	References
	Further Reading
Chapter 11: Subtle Bodies: Metaphysical Traditions of Healing
	“Life in and of the Spirit”: Christian Science and Health
	Vanguard of the New Age: Theosophy and Therapeutic Touch
	Dora Kunz, Delores Krieger, and the Development of Therapeutic Touch
	Louise Hay: Queen of the New Age
	Overview of Metaphysical Traditions
	References
	Further Reading
Appendix 1: Palliative Care: A New Model for Treating the Whole Person
	Case Study: Nipissing Serenity Hospice North Bay, Ontario, Canada
	Mathilde Gravelle Bazinet RN, LLD, Founder, Nipissing Serenity Hospice, RN, JD, Member of the Order of Canada
	Vivian Papaiz Founding Chair of the Board, Nipissing Serenity Hospice
	Gil Pharand, Executive Director Nipissing Serenity Hospice
	References
	Further Reading
	Internet Resources
Appendix 2: Therapeutic Environments: Sacred Space as Healing Space
	Historical Sites of Healing: The Asclepion
	Lourdes as Site of Healing
	References
	Further Reading
Appendix 3: Working With Healing Dreams: Ancient and Contemporary Techniques
	The Asclepia: Dream Incubation and Healing in Ancient Greece
	References
	Further Reading
Index