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What Does It Mean to Live a Fully Embodied Spiritual Life

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ID5778887
AuthorsJorge N Ferrer (0000-0002-2884-0269, California Institute of Integral Studies, corresponding author), Jorge Ferrer
Year2008
Volume27
Issue1
Pages1-11
Publication date2008-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Transpersonal Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1321-0122 • E-ISSN: 1942-3241
PublisherInternational Journal of Transpersonal Studies (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.24972/ijts.2008.27.1.1
OpenAlexW2342316694
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited12

This essay discusses the meaning of embodied spirituality-based on the integration of all human attributes, including the body and sexuality-and contrasts it with the disembodied spirituality-based on dissociation and/or sublimation-prevailing in human religious history. It then describes what it means to approach the body as a living partner with which to co-create one's spiritual life, and outlines ten features of a fully embodied spirituality. The article concludes with some reflections about the past, present, and potential future of embodied spirituality

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Unique citing works15
Citations per year0,88
Citation span2009 - 2026 (18)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 13

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