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ISBN: 9780275993757 - Faith, Health, and Healing in African American Life
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Faith, Health, and Healing in African American Life

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Stephanie Y. Mitchem, Emilie M. Townes

ISBN: 9780275993757
Format: Hardback
Publisher:ABC-CLIO


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This book offers a better understanding of the varieties of religiously based approaches to healing and alternative models of healing and health found in black communities in the United States. Contributors address the communal aspects of faith and health and explore the contexts in which individuals make choices about their health…

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This book offers a better understanding of the varieties of religiously based approaches to healing and alternative models of healing and health found in Black communities in the United States. Contributors address the communal aspects of faith and health and explore the contexts in which individuals make choices about their health, the roles that institutions play in shaping these decisions, and the practices individuals engage in seeking better health or coping with the health they have. By paying attention to the role of faith, spirit, and health, this book offers a fuller sense of the varieties of ways Black health and health care are perceived and addressed from an inter-religious perspective.
 
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