9780710306111 - Religion, Health and Suffering (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. xviii, 498 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Contents: 1. Cross-cultural studies. Health and suffering in Zoroastrianism / John R. Hinnells The implications of the physical body: health, suffering and karma in Hindu thought / Julia Leslie Suffering and sanctification in Christianity / David J. Melling Can God inflict unrequited pain on his creatures? Muslim perspectives on health and suffering / Abdulaziz Sachedina Religion, health and suffering among contemporary Tibetans / Geoffrey Samuel Sikh perspectives on health and suffering: a focus on Sikh theodicy / Pashaura Singh Health and suffering in Buddhism: doctrinal and existential considerations / Tadeusz Skorupski From folk medicine to bioethics in Judaism / Norman Solomon 2. Non-European health systems. Chinese health beliefs / Francesca Bray Medicine and martyrdom: some discussions of suffering and divine justice in early Islami society / Lawrence I. Conrad Appeasing the spirits: healing strategies in postwar southern Mozambique / Alcinda Manuel Honwana. Miscarriages of justice: demonic vengeance in classical Indian medicine / Dominik Wujastyk 3. Pre-modern Western medicine. Comparative perspectives on medicine and religion in the ancient world / Helen King Pain in Hippocratic medicine / Peregrine Horden Medicine for the soul: the medieval English hospital and the quest for spiritual health / Carole Rawcliffe Fear, anxiety and the plague in early modern England: religious and medical responses / Andrew Wear 4. Modern medicine. Western medicine and pain: historical perspectives / Roy Porter Beyond the frontiers of science? Religious aspects of alternative medicine / Mike Saks Agency and community: the location and dispersal of invidia / Roland Littlewood A general practitioner in the inner city: the realities and the difficulties / John Cohen Conclusion: suffer many healers / David Parkin.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 280 pages. 8.50x5.75x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. How do different religions explain illness and suffering? These essays, by religious practitioners, physicians, and historians of medicine, medical history, medical anthropology, and religion, cite common practice and official doctrine, and discuss traditional as well as alternative medicines in multi-religious societies. Editor(s): Hinnells, Professor John R. Num Pages: 516 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 748. . 1999. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.