Jewish Medicine and Healthcare in Central Eastern Europe Shared Iden
Is ‘Jewish medicine’ a valid historical category? Does it represent a collective constituted by the interplay of medical, ethnic and religious cultures? Integrating academic disciplines from medical history to philology and Jewish studies, this
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Jewish Medicine and Healthcare in Central Eastern Europe Shared Identities, Entangled Histories
Religion, Spirituality and Health: A Social Scientific Approach Volume 3 Series Editors Alphia Possamai-Inesedy, University of Western Sydney, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia Christopher G. Ellison, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA Editorial Board Amy Ai, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA Maureen Benjamins, Sinai Urban Health Institute, Chicago, USA Alex Bierman, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada Matt Bradshaw, Baylor University, Waco, USA Alexander Broom, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia George Fitchett, Rush University, Chicago, USA Paul Heelas, Lancaster University, Bailrigg, UK Terrence Hill, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA Ellen Idler, Emory University, Druid Hills, USA Harold Koenig, Duke University, Durham, USA Neal Krause, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA Jeff Levin, Baylor University, Waco, USA Pranee Liamputtong, Latrobe University, Melbourne, Australia Keith Meador, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA Doug Oman, University of California-Berkeley, Oakland, USA Kenneth Pargament, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, USA Crystal Park, University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA Jenny Trinitapoli, Pennsylvania State University, State College, USA
The relationship between religious/spiritual belief or behaviour and health behaviour has been explored over several decades and across various disciplines. Religious variables have consistently been found to have a direct relationship to physical and mental health. At the same time - research has also indicated potential societal tensions that can exist between religion and health – we have seen this in relation to family planning, HIV/AIDS, and reproduction. This book series aims to uncover the impact of religion on individual health behaviours and outcomes but also the influence of religion on health practices at the community level. This book series uncovers the impact of religion on individual health behaviors and outcomes, as well as the influence of religion on health practices at the community level. It consists of volumes that are based on multi-methodological approaches, provide quantitative and qualitative forms of analysis, and advance the understanding of the intersection between religion and health beyond the correlation of religious belief and health outcomes. Building on earlier research, the series explores the direct relationship between religious variables and physical and mental health, as well as the potential societal tensions that have been shown to exist between religion and health – for example in relation to family planning, HIV/AIDS, and reproduction. Spoken values are often shared within religious communities; however, religious influence can at times be extended outside of the community in instances of service provisions such as hospital ownership, various research active think tanks, politica
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