Aging and the religious dimension
Aging and religion has been badly neglected in the field of Gerontology. This book, containing 13 chapters of original theory and research, is devoted to understanding the place that religion and spirituality hold in the lives of elderly persons. The authors, each experts in their own field, approac...
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Format: | Electronic Book |
Language: | English |
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Published: |
Westport, CT
Auburn House
1994
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In: | Year: 1994 |
Reviews: | [Rezension von: Thomas, L. Eugene, Aging and the Religious Dimension] (1995) (Moberg, David O., 1922 -)
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religion
/ Old person (60-90 years)
B Aging |
Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Aging Religious aspects B Gerontology B Religion B Mythology B Ältere Erwachsene |
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Summary: | Aging and religion has been badly neglected in the field of Gerontology. This book, containing 13 chapters of original theory and research, is devoted to understanding the place that religion and spirituality hold in the lives of elderly persons. The authors, each experts in their own field, approach this issue from their backgrounds in the social sciences and the humanities.||Overall this is a ground-breaking collection: It is one of the first attempts to seek to understand the role that religion plays in the lives of elderly persons. Based on their various multi-disciplinary perspectives, th |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-229) and index |
ISBN: | 0865692106 |