Religious Responses to Pandemics and Crises
Religious Responses to Pandemics and Crises explores various dimensions of the interrelations between the individual, community, and religion. With their global scope, the contributions to this volume represent reflections on the rich and multifaceted spectrum of human responses in a variety of diff...
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| description | Religious Responses to Pandemics and Crises explores various dimensions of the interrelations between the individual, community, and religion. With their global scope, the contributions to this volume represent reflections on the rich and multifaceted spectrum of human responses in a variety of different religions and cultures to the current SARS-2-COVID-19 pandemic and similar crises in the past. The contributions are organized in three thematic parts focusing on strategies, rituals, and past and present responses to pandemics and crises. They reflect on the intersection of personal or communal responses and state-mandated policies relative to SARS-2-COVID-19 while outlining different strategies to cope with the pandemic crisis. Timely questions explored include: How do individuals connect with or disconnect from religious and spiritual communities during times of personal and collective crises, including pandemics? How do religious practices such as rituals bridge individuals and communities? How do religious texts from past and present highlight and represent crises and pandemics? Dynamic and multidisciplinary in its inquiry, this volume is an outstanding resource for scholars of religion, theology, anthropology, social sciences, ritual theory, sex and gender studies, and contemporary medical science. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1739022026-03-19T14:25:26Z Religious Responses to Pandemics and Crises Uusimäki, Elisa Borkataky-Varma, Sravana A. Eberhart, Christian Bjelland Kartzow, Marianne Comparative religion studies Ritual adaptation Pandemic coping mechanisms Religious anthropology Medical humanities Spiritual community dynamics Religious ritual responses to health crises Tamil Nadu Face To Face Pauline Discourse Virtual Sacred Spaces Sacred Space Mortuary Ritual Mary’s Magnificat Omnipresent Wander Follow Luo Culture Meal Ministry Celebrate Holy Communion Latvian Lutheran Trans People Eucharistic Celebration Systematic Lore Prayer Language Shadow Work Pacific Northwest USA Magic Rituals Skin Ailment LGB Pagan Community Press Trust thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAM Religious issues and debates::QRAM2 Religion and politics thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAM Religious issues and debates::QRAM3 Religion and science Religious Responses to Pandemics and Crises explores various dimensions of the interrelations between the individual, community, and religion. With their global scope, the contributions to this volume represent reflections on the rich and multifaceted spectrum of human responses in a variety of different religions and cultures to the current SARS-2-COVID-19 pandemic and similar crises in the past. The contributions are organized in three thematic parts focusing on strategies, rituals, and past and present responses to pandemics and crises. They reflect on the intersection of personal or communal responses and state-mandated policies relative to SARS-2-COVID-19 while outlining different strategies to cope with the pandemic crisis. Timely questions explored include: How do individuals connect with or disconnect from religious and spiritual communities during times of personal and collective crises, including pandemics? How do religious practices such as rituals bridge individuals and communities? How do religious texts from past and present highlight and represent crises and pandemics? Dynamic and multidisciplinary in its inquiry, this volume is an outstanding resource for scholars of religion, theology, anthropology, social sciences, ritual theory, sex and gender studies, and contemporary medical science. 2026-03-19T14:25:23Z 2026-03-19T14:25:23Z 2026-03-02T18:31:44Z 2023 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/111251 9781003295402 9781032281223 9781032281254 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/173902 eng Routledge Studies in Religion open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/111251/1/9781003295402.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/b22930 10.4324/b22930 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 9781003295402 9781032281223 9781032281254 Routledge 1 London open access |
| spellingShingle | Comparative religion studies Ritual adaptation Pandemic coping mechanisms Religious anthropology Medical humanities Spiritual community dynamics Religious ritual responses to health crises Tamil Nadu Face To Face Pauline Discourse Virtual Sacred Spaces Sacred Space Mortuary Ritual Mary’s Magnificat Omnipresent Wander Follow Luo Culture Meal Ministry Celebrate Holy Communion Latvian Lutheran Trans People Eucharistic Celebration Systematic Lore Prayer Language Shadow Work Pacific Northwest USA Magic Rituals Skin Ailment LGB Pagan Community Press Trust thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAM Religious issues and debates::QRAM2 Religion and politics thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAM Religious issues and debates::QRAM3 Religion and science Uusimäki, Elisa Religious Responses to Pandemics and Crises |
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| topic | Comparative religion studies Ritual adaptation Pandemic coping mechanisms Religious anthropology Medical humanities Spiritual community dynamics Religious ritual responses to health crises Tamil Nadu Face To Face Pauline Discourse Virtual Sacred Spaces Sacred Space Mortuary Ritual Mary’s Magnificat Omnipresent Wander Follow Luo Culture Meal Ministry Celebrate Holy Communion Latvian Lutheran Trans People Eucharistic Celebration Systematic Lore Prayer Language Shadow Work Pacific Northwest USA Magic Rituals Skin Ailment LGB Pagan Community Press Trust thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAM Religious issues and debates::QRAM2 Religion and politics thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAM Religious issues and debates::QRAM3 Religion and science |
| topic_facet | Comparative religion studies Ritual adaptation Pandemic coping mechanisms Religious anthropology Medical humanities Spiritual community dynamics Religious ritual responses to health crises Tamil Nadu Face To Face Pauline Discourse Virtual Sacred Spaces Sacred Space Mortuary Ritual Mary’s Magnificat Omnipresent Wander Follow Luo Culture Meal Ministry Celebrate Holy Communion Latvian Lutheran Trans People Eucharistic Celebration Systematic Lore Prayer Language Shadow Work Pacific Northwest USA Magic Rituals Skin Ailment LGB Pagan Community Press Trust thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAM Religious issues and debates::QRAM2 Religion and politics thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAM Religious issues and debates::QRAM3 Religion and science |
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