Sessions I, II and III

Session I Spirituality and Healing

Spirituality and Healing in Portugal and Greece: a comparative, approach of alternative therapeutics	Eugenia Roussou
Teaching Body, Mind and Healing: Brazilian Spiritism	Erin Moore
John of God: A Brazilian Faith Healer Goes Global	Cristina Rocha
Afro-Brazilian movements across the Atlantic: religion and healing	Clara Saraiva

Session II ‘Integrative’ Healing Practice

Communicating with regular health care providers or alternative,healers about unusual or spiritual experiences. Why (not)?	Elpine de Boer
Alternative Healing Practices as a Resource for,Self-Empowerment	B. Zeugin & D. Lüddeckens
Evangelical Acupuncture: The Healing Benefits of Complementary Religion	Leonard Primiano
Empowered nurses and crucified doctors: Working with CAM in Iceland	Sveinn Guðmundsson

Session III ‘New Age’ Healing Practices

Religious Belief in the Anti-Vaccination Movement: A Perspective from the United States	Andrea Kitta
In Harmony with the World and Nature. Living and Healing with Moon-Calendars.	Helmut Groschwitz
The Emergence of Medical Pluralism in Estonia: When a Physician Becomes a Spiritual Healer	Marko Uibu