Understanding Mind/Body Medicine from Muslim Religious Practices of Salat and Dhikr
There has been an increasing medical interest in Muslim religious practices in promoting well-being. Central to Muslim religious practices are salat (prayer) and dhikr (chanting). These two religious forms may be argued as comprising elements of mind/body medicine due to their positive effect on the...
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Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[2018]
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Journal of religion and health
Jahr: 2018, Band: 57, Heft: 3, Seiten: 849-857 |
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Zusammenfassung: | There has been an increasing medical interest in Muslim religious practices in promoting well-being. Central to Muslim religious practices are salat (prayer) and dhikr (chanting). These two religious forms may be argued as comprising elements of mind/body medicine due to their positive effect on the psychoneuroimmunological response. The aim of this article was to further understand the mind/body aspects of Muslim salat and dhikr. |
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ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10943-014-9992-2 |