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Workplace Spirituality in Contemporary South Africa

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This chapter introduces the reader to the topic of workplace spirituality in contemporary South Africa. It provides insights into Western and African concepts of (workplace) spirituality and thereby refers to the very specific socio-cultural contexts within South Africa, while referring to historic and present influences. Finally, spirituality is described within the context of mental health, mindfulness, and well-being research. Conclusions are drawn and implications for future theory and practice are discussed.

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  1. Institut für Therapeutische Kommunikation, Europa-Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

    Claude-Hélène Mayer

  2. Department of Management, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

    Claude-Hélène Mayer

  3. Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Medical University Poznan, Poznań, Poland

    Harald Walach

  4. Department of Psychology, University Witten-Herdecke, Witten-Herdecke, Germany

    Harald Walach

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  3. University of South Australia , Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Mayer, CH., Walach, H. (2018). Workplace Spirituality in Contemporary South Africa. In: Dhiman, S., Roberts, G., Crossman, J. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61929-3_41-1

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