Spirituality: Development Perspectives

Abstract

Spirituality has been studied in a wide range of disciplines ranging from theology philosophy anthropology sociology economics and business studies to ecology biology physics, psychology and medical sciences. In different disciplines, spirituality has been conceptualized and defined in different ways and studied from different perspectives, depending on the nature of the issues dealt with. The present study, in which spirituality is valued as a basis for development, requires that the term be conceptualized and defined from a perspective appropriate to the study. This section is an outcome of the attempts made to explore spirituality-related studies in development literature for appropriate concepts and definitions.