Healing in the spiritual marketplace: Consumers, courses and credentialism

Journal/Book: Soc Compass. 1999; 46: 6 Bonhill Street, London EC2a 4Pu, England. Sage Publications Ltd. 181-189.

Abstract: This article explores the ways in which the widely perceived ''need for healing'' at individual and global level have given rise to a range of new professions within the spiritual marketplace. It examines attitudes to money, the provision of training and the growth of credentialism in this sector of the spiritual service industry, where both clients and practitioners regard healing as important elements in their spiritual quest.

Note: Article Bowman M, Bath Spa Univ Coll, Dept Study Relig, Newton Pk, Bath BA2 9BN, Avon, ENGLAND

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