Religion and spirituality as a coping mechanism with cancer [Elektronische Ressource] / Shiri Versano. Betreuer: Hans Reinecker

Religion and Spirituality as a Coping Mechanism with Cancer Dissertation at the Fakultät Humanwissenschaften der Otto Friedrich Universität Bamberg presented by Shiri Versano from Israel Bamberg, July 13th, 2011 Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 14. November 2011 Dekan: Universitätsprofessorin Dr. Sibylle Rahm Erstgutachter: Universitätsprofessor Dr. Hans Reinecker Zweitgutachter: Universitätsprofessor Dr. Peter Herschbach Religion and Spirituality as Coping Mechanism with Cancer iii Acknowledgements Upon concluding my dissertation, I would like to thank all people without whom this dissertation could not have been given the power to succeed. First and foremost I would like to thank Prof. Herschbach who gave me the opportunity to complete this dissertation under his supervision and on a topic that has always been my favorite and for providing me with all the support and flexibility that I needed during this time. I also would like to express my gratitude to Prof. Reinecker for supporting me in conducting this research and for the kindness, guidance and well thought through comments regarding my work that he gave me during the entire process. Moreover, I would like to thank Heribert Sattel for his statistical expertise and for the emotional support that he gave me, always with a lot of patience and willingness to help.