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UNINA9910464852903321 |
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Titolo |
Spirituality of later life : on humor and despair / / Elizabeth MacKinlay, editor |
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Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
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ISBN |
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0-7890-2732-1 |
1-315-86456-8 |
1-317-95508-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (180 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MacKinlayElizabeth <1940-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Older people - Religious life |
Older people - Pastoral counseling of |
Wit and humor - Religious aspects |
Despair - Religious aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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". co-published simultaneously as Journal of religious gerontology, Volume 16, Numbers 3/4 2004." |
First published 2004 by the Haworth Press. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Human Despair and Comic Transcendence; The Paradoxes of Humor and the Burdens of Despair; Lift Up Your Hearts: Humour and Despair in Later Life; Humour: A Way to Transcendence in Later Life?; Dementia, Identity, and Spirituality; Ways of Studying Religion, Spirituality, and Aging: The Social Scientific Approach; Spiritual and Pastoral Care Approaches for Helping Older Adults with Depression; 'Just Because I Can't Remember . . .' Religiousness in Older People with Dementia |
Hope Rising Out of Despair: The Spiritual Journey of Patients Admitted to a HospiceNon-Speech Based Pastoral Care: A Pastoral Care Program for Aged Care Residents with Little or No Ability to Speak; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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?Humor expresses a certain heroic defiance in the face of life's most challenging experience and provides a valuable resource for the |
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