‘Paramedical’ Healing in Hospitals: The Expansion of Spiritual Care in Seoul
Emotional and spiritual healing stand at the center of the activity of Catholic pastoral caregivers attending to the sick in non-Catholic hospitals in Seoul. In this paper I explore how these agents understand their practice as part of a holistic human healing, positioning their work side by side wi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publishing
2016
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Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Year: 2016, Volume: 70, Issue: 1, Pages: 43-52 |
| Further subjects: | B
hospitals in Seoul
B clinical pastoral care B Catholic chaplaincy |
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| Summary: | Emotional and spiritual healing stand at the center of the activity of Catholic pastoral caregivers attending to the sick in non-Catholic hospitals in Seoul. In this paper I explore how these agents understand their practice as part of a holistic human healing, positioning their work side by side with medical healing. I also examine how their role is both confirmed and challenged against the backdrop of the growing commercialization of the health care industry under the neoliberal paradigm. |
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| ISSN: | 2167-776X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1542305015622636 |