Disability and religious diversity : cross-cultural and interreligious perspectives / / edited by Darla Schumm and Michael Stoltzfus.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm)
• TeilnehmendeR: Schumm, Darla Y.; Stoltzfus, Michael, 1965-; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: xx, 234 p.

"This edited collection critically examines how diverse religions of the world represent and respond to disability and/or chronic illness. Contributors incorporate literature and theoretical analysis from the field of disability studies resulting in a comparative text reflecting multicultural,...

Table of Contents

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• Section One: Religion, Narrative Identity and Disability * Performance of Muslim Daily Prayer by Physically Disabled Practitioners--Arseli Dokumaci * Since Feathers Have Grown on My Body: Madness, Art, and Healing in Celtic Reconstructionist Spirituality--Erynn Rowman Laurie * Whatever the Sacrifice: Illness and Authority in the Baha'i Faith--Priscilla Gilman * Stations of Victoria & Rosalina's Broken Bread--Aimee Burke Valeras * Section Two: Religion, Accessibility and Disability * Disabled Rites: Ritual and Disability in Wicca--Jo Pearson * A Secular Case for Religious Inclusion of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities--Jeff McNair & Abigail Schindler * Health and Disability Care in Native American & Alaska Native Communities--Lavonna Lea Lovern * Section Three: Inter-Religious and Cross-Cultural Comparisons of Disability * Native American Concepts Involving Human Differences--Lavonna Lea Lovern * Chronic Illness and Disability: Paradigms of Suffering and Healing in Buddhism and Christianity--Michael Stoltzfus & Darla Schumm * Disability, Agency and Engagement: Three Wisdom Traditions Call to be Radically Available--Lynne Bejoian, Molly Quinn & Maysaa Bazna * Best Practices for Faith-Based Organizations Working With Deaf Communities in Developing Countries--Amy Wilson & Kirk VanGilder.