Spiritual transformation and healing : anthropological, theological, neuroscientific, and clinical perspectives / [edited by] Joan D. Koss-Chioino and Philip Hefner.
| Other author | Koss-Chioino, Joan. |
| Other author | Hefner, Philip |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lanham, MD : AltaMira Press, ©2006. |
| Description | xvii, 300 pages ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Finding our way through new terrain -- Exploring spiritual transformation and healing : fundamental issues / Philip Hefner and Joan D. Koss-Chioino -- The meaning of spiritual transformation / Kenneth I. Pargament -- The spirit of spiritual healing in the United States / David J. Hufford and Mary Ann Bucklin -- Traditional and indigenous healing systems : anthropological perspectives -- Spiritual transformation and radical empathy in ritual healing and therapeutic relationships / Joan D. Koss-Chioino -- Radical empathy, gender, and shamanic healing : examples from Peru / Bonnie Glass-Coffin -- Sustainable faith? : reconfiguring shamanic healing in Siberia / Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer -- The making of a shaman : a comparative study of Inuit, African, and Nepalese shaman initiation / Edith L.B. Turner -- Spiritual transformation and healing from religious perspectives -- Spiritual transformation and healing : an encounter with the sacred / Philip Hefner -- Spiritual transformation and healing in light of an evolutionary theology / Karl E. Peters -- Personal transformation : perspectives from psychology and Christianity / Fraser Watts -- Spiritual growth, cognition, and complexity : faith as a dynamic process / Carol Rausch Albright -- Neuroscientific perspectives on spiritual transformation and healing -- The neurobiology of spiritual transformation / Andrew Newberg -- Narrative in holistic healing : empathy, sympathy, and simulation theory / Michael L. Spezio -- Healing of the self-in-context : memory, plasticity, and spiritual practice / David Allen Hogue -- Clinical perspectives on spiritual transformation and healing -- Spirituality, spiritual experiences, and spiritual transformations in the face of HIV / Gail Ironson, Heidemarie Kremer, and Dale S. Ironson -- Spiritual engagement and transformation in cancer patients : the experience of the patient, the role of the physician / Jean L. Kristeller and Leonard M. Hummel. |
| Contents | Finding our way through new terrain -- Exploring spiritual transformation and healing : fundamental issues / Philip Hefner and Joan D. Koss-Chioino -- The meaning of spiritual transformation / Kenneth I. Pargament -- The spirit of spiritual healing in the United States / David Hufford and Mary Ann Bucklin -- Traditional and indigenous healing systems : anthropological perspectives -- Spiritual transformation and radical empathy in ritual healing and therapeutic relationships / Joan D. Koss-Chioino -- Radical empathy, gender, and shamanic healing : examples from Peru / Bonnie Glass-Coffin -- Sustainable faith? : reconfiguring shamanic healing in Siberia / Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer -- The making of a shaman : a comparative study of inupiat, African, and Nepalese shaman initiation / Edith Turner -- Spiritual transformation and healing from religious perspectives -- Spiritual transformation and healing--an encounter with the sacred / Philip Hefner -- Spiritual transformation and healing in light of an evolutionary theology / Karl E. Peters -- Personal transformation : perspectives from psychology and Christianity / Fraser Watts -- Spiritual growth, cognition, and complexity : faith as a dynamic process / Carol Rausch Albright -- Neuroscientific perspectives on spiritual transformation and healing -- The neurobiology of spiritual transformation / Andrew Newberg -- Narrative in holistic healing : empathy, sympathy, and simulation theory / Michael L. Spezio -- Healing of the self-in-context : memory, plasticity, and spiritual practice / David Hogue -- Clinical perspectives on spiritual transformation and healing -- Spirituality, spiritual experiences, and spiritual transformations in the face of HIV / Gail Ironson, Heidemarie Kremer, and Dale Ironson -- Spiritual engagement and transformation in cancer patients : the experience of the patient, the role of the physician / Jean L. Kristeller and Leonard Hummel. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2005037632 |
| ISBN | 0759108668 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0759108676 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780759108660 |
| ISBN | 9780759108677 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BL639 .S65 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |