Soul and body diseases, remedies and healing in Middle Eastern religious cultures and traditions
"Aiming to develop a less studied literary genre, this book provides a well-rounded picture of spiritual and physical diseases and their remedies as they were ingrained in the imagination and practices of Middle Eastern Abrahamic cultures, with a special emphasis of Christian communities (Greek...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Έκδοση: |
Leiden Boston
Brill
[2023]
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| Στο/Στη: | Έτος: 2023 |
| Μονογραφική σειρά/Περιοδικό: | Studies on the children of Abraham
volume 10 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Mittlerer Osten
/ Religión
/ Cuerpo
/ Espíritu
/ Curación
/ Historia
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| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Spiritual Healing Comparative studies
B Healing Religious aspects Comparative studies B Spiritual Healing History B Healing Religious aspects Christianity Comparative studies B Colección de artículos B Healing Religious aspects History |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: |
Πϊνακας περιεχομένων Κείμενο του οπισθόφυλλου Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Παράλληλη έκδοση: | Μη ηλεκτρονικά
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| Σύνοψη: | "Aiming to develop a less studied literary genre, this book provides a well-rounded picture of spiritual and physical diseases and their remedies as they were ingrained in the imagination and practices of Middle Eastern Abrahamic cultures, with a special emphasis of Christian communities (Greeks/Byzantines, Syrians, Armenians, Georgians, Ethiopians). The volume traces traditions dealing with the onset of a disease in the body and soul, the search for remedy, the maintenance of healing, and the engagement of these processes with faith-either through their affirmation in the public sphere or remaining within the personal framework, as in monastic traditions. A recurring presence in religious literature and the history of the intellectual world, the confrontation between disease and healing may well still be current for our modern understanding of the paths to seeking and maintaining the health of one's body and soul, without excluding the factor of faith as a core principle"-- |
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| Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004549978 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004549975 |