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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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Livro |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Serviço de pedido Subito: | Pedir agora. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publicado em: |
Leiden Boston
Brill
[2023]
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| Em: | Ano: 2023 |
| Coletânea / Revista: | Studies on the children of Abraham
volume 10 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Mittlerer Osten
/ Religião
/ Corpo
/ Espírito
/ Cura
/ História
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| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Spiritual Healing Comparative studies
B Healing Religious aspects Comparative studies B Spiritual Healing History B Coletânea de artigos B Healing Religious aspects Christianity Comparative studies B Healing Religious aspects History |
| Acesso em linha: |
Sumário Texto da orelha Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Não eletrônico
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| Resumo: | "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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| Descrição do item: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004549978 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004549975 |