The Medicalization of the Sacred and the Sacralization of Care: Contemporary Perspectives on Religion, Spirituality and Medicine

The study of the relationships among religion, spirituality and medicine is an important and expanding field of study, especially in the light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, which stressed the need to support health care professionals, patients and their families in a time of exceptional social, healthcare and psychological disruption [...]

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Religions
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2025-12-17
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https://doi.org/10.3390/rel16121586
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Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
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The Medicalization of the Sacred and the Sacralization of Care: Contemporary Perspectives on Religion, Spirituality and Medicine

Matteo Di Placido, Stefania Palmisano
Religions
Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
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The Medicalization of the Sacred and the Sacralization of Care: Contemporary Perspectives on Religion, Spirituality and Medicine

Matteo Di Placido, Stefania Palmisano
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Abstract

The study of the relationships among religion, spirituality and medicine is an important and expanding field of study, especially in the light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, which stressed the need to support health care professionals, patients and their families in a time of exceptional social, healthcare and psychological disruption [...]

ReligionsVol. 16(12)
University of Turin (IT)
Openalex Percentile: Top 50%
Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
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