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According to the Oxford English Dictionary the term spirituality relates to the soul or spirit and the term religion refers to the existence of a superhuman controlling power, especially God or gods, usually expressed in worship. This is a simple definit ion of a very complex reality. Essentially, the difference between spirituality and religion is not clear because it is about examining the same reality in a different light.
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de Blot, P. (2011). Religion and Spirituality. In: Bouckaert, L., Zsolnai, L. (eds) Handbook of Spirituality and Business. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230321458_2
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