Bhattacharya, Sonali2022-10-172022-10-172014-09-292013-040971-685810.1177/0971685812470346http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/4229064This article intends to define a Global Spirituality Index with a holistic perspective and attempts to look at some socio-economic indicators of Spirituality. It also attempts to find a relationship between crimes, such as perceived levels of corruption (as measured by Transparency International) and violence such as homicides, and various aspects of Spirituality.Magazine/JournalengSAGE PublicationsSpiritualityvalueshappinesslife satisfactioncorruption perception indexworld giving indexPolitical ethicsEthics of lawRights based legal ethicsCultural ethicsCultural/intercultural ethicsMethods of ethicsTheological ethicsPhilosophical ethicsArticle