Gender, Religion, and the Experience of Suffering: A Case Study

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1108-1119

  Black, Helen K ^a  

^a ARCADIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse by clergy; Gender; Identity; Narrative; Religion; Self described disability; Suffering

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLERGY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEMORY; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLERGY; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEMORY; NARRATION; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885836143     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-011-9544-y     Document Type: Article

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