Sadness, Depression, and the Dark Night of the Soul: Transcending the Medicalisation of Sadness

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Revealing a tension between the medical model of depression and the very different language of theology, this book explores how religious people and communities understand severe sadness, their coping mechanisms and their help-seeking behaviours.

Drawing from her study of practicing Catholics, contemplative monks and nuns, priests and laypeople studying theology, the author describes how symptoms that might otherwise be described as pathological...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1785920561

ISBN13:9781785920561

Release Date:January 2017

Publisher:Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Length:360 Pages

Weight:0.25 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.2" x 8.9"

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Psychology Religion Religion & Spirituality

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