Touching the Spirit: Re-enchanting the Person in the Body
In this essay, we argue that touch constitutes a sacred connection between the patient and practitioner. When touch is avoided or overlooked, the enigmatic inner workings of the body are ignored as those aspects of the body that can be quantified and ultimately controlled are emphasized. In utilizin...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[2018]
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Journal of religion and health
Year: 2018, Volume: 57, Issue: 5, Pages: 1679-1689 |
Further subjects: | B
Healing
B Touch B Care |
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