Spirituality and religions have always been important interlocutors for medicine and healing practices. However, there are many different ways of understanding and interpreting the relationship among religion, medicine and spirituality, and the same applies to the contribution that religions and spirituality can make in terms of treating and promoting individual and collective health and wellbeing. Starting with an analysis of the relationship between religion and medicine, we reflect on a possible role of spirituality for health and wellbeing and on the notion of self-care and spiritual care, and consider the contribution religion and spirituality can bring to the interpretation of body and embodiment.
C'è una relazione di lungo periodo che lega la spiritualità e le religioni alle pratiche della medicina e alla cura. L'articolo analizza tale relazione e considera qual è il ruolo che la spiritualità può avere per la salute e il benessere e quale sia il significato della cosiddetta "cura spirituale", interrogandosi sul contributo che la spiritualità può offrire rispetto all'interpretazione del corpo e della corporeità.
Salute, benessere e corporeità: il contributo delle religioni e della spiritualità
Lucia Galvagni
2021-01-01
Abstract
Spirituality and religions have always been important interlocutors for medicine and healing practices. However, there are many different ways of understanding and interpreting the relationship among religion, medicine and spirituality, and the same applies to the contribution that religions and spirituality can make in terms of treating and promoting individual and collective health and wellbeing. Starting with an analysis of the relationship between religion and medicine, we reflect on a possible role of spirituality for health and wellbeing and on the notion of self-care and spiritual care, and consider the contribution religion and spirituality can bring to the interpretation of body and embodiment.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.