Abstract
This chapter surveys several Jewish rituals and practices, some of which are personal and some of which are collective, some traditional and some newly invented, which may have a therapeutic effect on their practitioners: Torah study in a chavruta (a fellowship of two), tehillim (psalms) recitation, Amen meal, saint veneration and individual pilgrimage, miqveh (women’s ritual bath) and the shiva (rite of mourning). Our survey points to a dimension of these practices and rituals shared by almost all of them, that may help to explain their therapeutic effects – and that is the salience of community and interconnectedness.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Religion, Spirituality and Health |
Subtitle of host publication | A Social Scientific Approach |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 113-125 |
Number of pages | 13 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2020 |
Publication series
Name | Religion, Spirituality and Health: A Social Scientific Approach |
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Volume | 5 |
ISSN (Print) | 2627-6011 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2627-602X |
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