Enlarging the Interdisciplinary Circle: Joan Koss-Chioino's and Philip Hefner's Approach to Spiritual Transformation and Healing
Abstract. In the current scientific age there exists in academia a certain reservation regarding, even a fear of contact with, controversial issues such as faith healing or shamanism or even spiritual transformation. Although classical medicine, neurobiology, and possibly even social circumstances a...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Review |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2007
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Zygon
Ano: 2007, Volume: 42, Número: 2, Páginas: 553-560 |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Theology
B Shamanism B Science and religion B Psychology B Religião B Anthropology B Christianity B Research Methodology B spiritual transformation B Neuroscience B Interdisciplinarity B Healing B clinical experiences B Resenha |
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| Resumo: | Abstract. In the current scientific age there exists in academia a certain reservation regarding, even a fear of contact with, controversial issues such as faith healing or shamanism or even spiritual transformation. Although classical medicine, neurobiology, and possibly even social circumstances and forces are recognized, researching the controversial issues evoked may be frowned upon and even be risky for one's academic career. Fortunately, Joan Koss-Chioino, Philip Hefner, and their colleagues (anthropologists, artists, neuroscientists, physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, sociologists, theologians, and others) have not shrunk from doing so. The result, reviewed here in some detail, goes beyond what is common knowledge and points the way to further beneficial insights via open-minded interdisciplinary research. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Zygon
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2007.00553.x |