ArticleJournal of religion and health2019
'Spirituality' in Health Studies: Competing Spiritualities and the Elevated Status of Mindfulness.
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- Spirituality and palliative care: international models and new perspectives.Frontiers in sociology · 2025Review
- Developing a Jordanian Measure of Reverence in Muslim Praying ('Khushoo'): Content Validity, Factor Structure and Reliability.Journal of religion and health · 2023Article
- The Role of Religiosity and Spirituality in Helping Polish Subjects Adapt to Their Tinnitus.Journal of religion and health · 2023Article
- Consulting with a folk deity before making decisions: spiritual practices in parents facing end-of-life decisions for their child on life support with brain stem dysfunction.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2020Article
- A systemic approach to resilience and ecological sustainability during the COVID-19 pandemic: Human, societal, and ecological health as a system-wide emergent property in the Anthropocene.Global transitions · 2020Article
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Abstract
The article investigates discourses of 'spirituality' in the field of Health Studies, among scholarly voices and the voices of the practitioners and patients these studies reflect. It examines current trends in contemporary spirituality as well as links with debates involving science, religion and secularisation. The article argues that, in the public domain, 'spirituality' is beginning to denote a collective practice rather than an individual search for meaning. Furthermore, the article identifies some common understandings of spirituality in the context of Health Studies and health environments, such as it being a tool that can facilitate closeness and emotional exchanges. Finally, it proposes that the success and, as I will show, elevated status of 'mindfulness' in this field points to 'competing spiritualities', despite shared understandings.
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