Sacred Spaces, Healing Places

Therapeutic Landscapes of Spiritual Significance

Bibliographic Data

ID5828871
AuthorsGeraldine Perriam (University of Glasgow, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume36
Issue1
Pages19-33
Publication date2014-12-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Medical Humanities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1041-3545 • E-ISSN: 1573-3645
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s10912-014-9318-0
PMID25503270
PMCIDPMC4352605
OpenAlexW2039320943
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited27

Understandings of the relationship between space, culture and belief are formative in the experience of seeking healing. This paper examines the relationship between place, healing and spirituality in the context of interdisciplinary perspectives (particularly those of the medical humanities) on healing and well-being. The paper examines places of spiritual significance and their relationship to healing in the 'uncertain' quest for alleviation or cure, exploring these thematics in the context of the work on the geographies of 'therapeutic landscapes.' Through a discussion of fieldwork at two sites in Perthshire, Scotland, a framework is proposed for the investigation of therapeutic sites of spiritual significance, detailing features such as connection, renewal, reproduction, participation, alleviation and expectation. A deeper examination of sites of healing with spiritual significance, it is proposed, has the potential to develop greater understandings of the ways in which people experience illness and well-being

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