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Holistic Wellness and Faith Development in Selected Creative Works of Paulo Coelho

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The Life and Creative Works of Paulo Coelho

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The findings of the analysis of two selected creative works of Paulo Coelho are presented in this chapter. The selected creative works of Paulo Coelho analysed with regard to the HMW and the FDT are “The pilgrimage” (1987) and “Aleph” (2011). Findings present conclusion regarding holistic wellness and faith development across the life span of Paulo Coelho.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    An overview of Paulo Coelho’s creative works is provided in Sect. 3.9.9 and most of his creative works are set in the context of Coelho’s life throughout Chap. 3. In Chap. 7, Coelho’s creative works are used for content analysis in the context of his life and work (referring to Chap. 3) to show developments and changes in thoughts, ideas, assumptions and feelings. The life as well as the integration of the creative works are part of the analysis and interpretation in Chap. 7, referring to the analysis of the HWM and FDT throughout Coelho’s life.

  2. 2.

    This exemplified analysis using Alexander’s indicators and later on Schultz’s prototypical scenes is part of the analysis and interpretation of the data on Paulo Coelho and “The pilgrimage”.

  3. 3.

    This exemplified analysis is already part of the interpretation of the data on Paulo Coelho and “Aleph”.

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  2. Department of Psychology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

    Claude-Hélène Mayer

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Mayer, CH. (2017). Holistic Wellness and Faith Development in Selected Creative Works of Paulo Coelho. In: The Life and Creative Works of Paulo Coelho. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59638-9_8

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