Can “sense of presence” experiences in bereavement be conceptualised as spiritual phenomena?
This article explores the possibility of conceptualising the frequently occurring experience of “sensing the presence of the deceased” in bereavement as a spiritual phenomenon and examines how such a conceptualisation can be related to two recent perspectives in the field of bereavement research, “c...
| Publicado en: | Mental Health, Religion & Culture Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 273 - 292 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Apr2010
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