special sites or areas that have one or more attributes which distinguish them as somehow extraordinary, usually in a religious or spiritual sense, are called sacred places. they tend to evoke a feeling of some awesome, mysterious, and transcendent power that merits special reverence and treatment. sacred groves are stands of trees or patches of forest that local communities conserve primarily ...

Torture by its very nature creates distress in part related to the intentionality of the trauma inflicted. Consequently, it is necessary for clinicians to address many of the existential concerns that arise in the course of treatment. Often in clinical training, issues of spirituality are deferred to spiritual caregivers. It is important when working with torture survivors to consider the myria...