Religion and Public Health

The paper begins by acknowledging several ways in which religious beliefs and behavior have had a negative impact on people's physical and mental health; fanatical violence, mortifying asceticism, and oppressive traditionalism (e.g., sexism) are mentioned. Three areas of positive influence are...

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Main Author: Van Ness, Peter H. 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [1999]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 1999, Volume: 38, Issue: 1, Pages: 15-26
Further subjects:B Negative Impact
B Positive Influence
B Mental Health
B Community Health
B Public health
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)