About this book series

The relationship between religious/spiritual belief or behaviour and health behaviour has been explored over several decades and across various disciplines. Religious variables have consistently been found to have a direct relationship to physical and mental health. At the same time - research has also indicated potential societal tensions that can exist between religion and health – we have seen this in relation to family planning, HIV/AIDS, and reproduction.

This book series uncovers the impact of religion on individual health behaviors and outcomes, as well as the influence of religion on health practices at the community level. It consists of volumes that are based on multi-methodological approaches, provide quantitative and qualitative forms of analysis, and advance the understanding of the intersection between religion and health beyond the correlation of religious belief and health outcomes. Building on earlier research, the series explores the direct relationship between religious variables and physical and mental health, as well as the potential societal tensions that have been shown to exist between religion and health – for example in relation to family planning, HIV/AIDS, and reproduction. Spoken values are often shared within religious communities; however, religious influence can at times be extended outside of the community in instances of service provisions such as hospital ownership, various research active think tanks, political action, and the development of community mores.

Electronic ISSN
2627-602X
Print ISSN
2627-6011
Series Editor
  • Alphia Possamai-Inesedy,
  • Victor Counted

Book titles in this series

  1. Place, Spirituality, and Well-Being

    A Global and Multidisciplinary Approach

    Editors:
    • Victor Counted
    • Haywantee Ramkissoon
    • Laura E. Captari
    • Richard G. Cowden
    • Copyright: 2023

    Available Renditions

    • Hard cover
    • eBook
  2. Rituals and Practices in World Religions

    Cross-Cultural Scholarship to Inform Research and Clinical Contexts

    Editors:
    • David Bryce Yaden
    • Yukun Zhao
    • Kaiping Peng
    • Andrew B. Newberg
    • Copyright: 2020

    Available Renditions

    • Hard cover
    • Soft cover
    • eBook
  3. Spirituality, Religiousness and Health

    From Research to Clinical Practice

    Editors:
    • Giancarlo Lucchetti
    • Mario Fernando Prieto Peres
    • Rodolfo Furlan Damiano
    • Copyright: 2019

    Available Renditions

    • Hard cover
    • Soft cover
    • eBook

Abstracted and indexed in

  1. SCOPUS