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Autore |
Tacey David J (David John), <1953-, > |
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Titolo |
Gods and diseases : making sense of our physical and mental wellbeing / / David Tacey |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-415-52063-0 |
1-135-08576-5 |
0-203-06922-6 |
1-135-08577-3 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (262 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mental health - Religious aspects - Christianity |
Healing - Religious aspects - Christianity |
Spiritual healing |
Psychology, Religious |
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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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"First published in English, Australia by HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Limited in 2011"--T.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [240]-255) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents ; Introduction: Return of the Gods; Intuitive thinking ; Indigenous influence; The practical nature of spirituality ; My path to here ; Intellectual standpoint |
Author's note 1. Gods and Diseases; Archetypes and subtle forces ; Diseases of the spirit ; Archetypal medicine ; The problem of credibility |
Seeing through to the metaphor 'It's only psychological': popular approaches and positive thinking; Wrestling with our demons ; The spiritual roots of healing ; Metaphor as illness |
The theory in plain language |
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2. The Suffering of Spiritual Rebirth; The induction into spirit ; The natural state overcomes itself ; Metaphors of death and rebirth |
Spiritual initiation in the context of jungian thought The function and character of the Self; The human journey and the stages of life ; The spiritual meaning of life |
Exile and homecoming |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<P>Today's society faces many problems that cannot be solved by the application of reason, logic or medicine. Some of these include alcoholism, suicide, drug addiction and child abuse to name but a few. Many mental health problems are on the increase such as depression, phobias and anxiety with no obvious solution in sight.</P><P>In Gods and Diseases, David Tacey argues that the answers lie in leaving behind the confines of conventional medicine. Instead we should turn towards spirituality and to what he calls 'meaning-making', to make sense of our physical and mental wellbeing and explore how |
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