Spirituality Versus Religiosity

Completely excluded and ignored by certain theories such as behavioural, terms like spirituality or religiosity become central concepts in humanistic theories. Their centrality and importance has led to a harsh competition between them. When they were treated separately, their relationship was not fully understood. The same happened when their contents were overlapped and even considered identical. Thus, the long-term and consistent debate related to the limits between the two terms has determined us to explore the complex intertwining of senses and meanings, because new bases for future research may only be set upon getting a deeper insight into them. We have taken into account the possible integration of spirituality among the most important personality factors (the Big Five) and the close connection between the spiritual dimension of human psyche and the issue of cultural adaptation. Finally, we have not forgotten to highlight the relationships between spirituality/religiosity and the good or bad health status of the human body.