Transforming the Self and Healing the Body Through the Use of Testimonies in a Divine Retreat Center, Kerala

In this article, we analyze the collective healing process that takes place on a weekly basis in the Divine Retreat Center (DRC) in Muringoor, Kerala. We argue that disease in the DRC is understood either as a psycho-somatic or as a spirito-somatic phenomenon. In contrast to other Charismatic commun...

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Authors: Jansen, Eva (Author) ; Lang, Claudia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2012]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2012, Volume: 51, Issue: 2, Pages: 542-551
Further subjects:B Charismatic Movement
B Testimonies
B Spiritual Healing
B Religious healing
B Transformation of the self
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