"Satan Has Afflicted Me!": Jinn-Possession and Mental Illness in the Qur'an
Mental health stigma in Muslim communities may be partly due to a commonly held belief among some Muslims about the supernatural causes of mental illness (i.e. jinn-possession brought on by one's sinful life). A thematic analysis was carried out on four English translations and the Arabic text...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[2014]
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Journal of religion and health
Year: 2014, Volume: 53, Issue: 1, Pages: 229-243 |
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Islam
B Mental Illness B Spirit-possession B Stigma B Mental Health B Jinn B Koran B Muslim |
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