The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Catastrophe, its Survivors, Job and the Universal Features of Suffering: A Theoretical Study
The purpose of this theoretical article is to discuss the existential and universal feature of sufferingas illustrated by Job's suffering in the Book of Job in the Bible and by the survivors of the 2004 Asian tsunami catastropheand to highlight its significance for health care. Further, the s...
| Published in: | Journal of religion and health |
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| Subtitles: | The Two thousand four Indian Ocean Tsunami Catastrophe, its Survivors, Job and the Universal Features of Suffering |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[2014]
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Journal of religion and health
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| Further subjects: | B
Health Care
B Tsunami B Philosophical Analysis B Suffering B Holistic |
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| Summary: | The purpose of this theoretical article is to discuss the existential and universal feature of sufferingas illustrated by Job's suffering in the Book of Job in the Bible and by the survivors of the 2004 Asian tsunami catastropheand to highlight its significance for health care. Further, the study is aiming at contributing to health professionals' understanding of patients' suffering. The sources are narratives, comprising Job's book, TV interviews 1 year after the tsunami catastrophe and the survivors' autobiographies. The methodological approach is a philosophical analysis. The existential, universal, ontological and epistemological aspects of suffering are carefully scrutinized to unveil the universal and existential versus culture-specific features of suffering. Based on the results, the authors' recommendations are (1) a holistic concept of the patient and health care has to seriously consider suffering in all its complexity because when a person is in pain, it is not his/her body but the whole person as a unity of body, psyche and spirit that suffers and (2) suffering should be seen as the most central concept of health care, which should provide treatment for physical pain and all dimensions of suffering: physical, social, mental and spiritual aspects. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10943-013-9815-x |