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Disability and Religious Diversity Cross-Cultural and Interreligious Perspectives

Disability and Religious Diversity Cross-Cultural and Interreligious Perspectives

Description

This collection of essays examines how diverse religions of the world represent, understand, theologize, theorize and respond to disability and chronic illness. Contributors employ a variety of methodological approaches including ethnography, historical, cultural, or textual analysis, personal narrative, and theological/philosophical investigation.

Keywords

Social ScienceSociologyPhilosophyReligiousSociology of ReligionReligionHistoryChristian Theology

2011Book

Author(s)Darla Y. Schumm

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US

ISBN9780230119734

LanguageEnglish

SpringerLink Book

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