The Huichol Offering: A Shamanic Healing Journey

An American transcultural psychiatrist, and a Mexican engineer deeply involved with the Huichol Indians, build a team that heals a decade-long epidemic caused by sorcery. Huichol children in boarding schools became possessed by demonic witchcraft that transformed them into aggressive animals. Many l...

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1. VerfasserIn: Hammerschlag, Carl Allen (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2009]
In: Journal of religion and health
Jahr: 2009, Band: 48, Heft: 2, Seiten: 246-258
weitere Schlagwörter:B Demonic Possession
B Psychoneuroneuroimmunology (PNI)
B Shamanism
B Healing
B Mind/body/spirit medicine
B Culture-bound illness
B Huichol Indians
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Zusammenfassung:An American transcultural psychiatrist, and a Mexican engineer deeply involved with the Huichol Indians, build a team that heals a decade-long epidemic caused by sorcery. Huichol children in boarding schools became possessed by demonic witchcraft that transformed them into aggressive animals. Many local shaman had been called in to treat the illness but had been unsuccessful. The team found a way to incorporate traditional belief and ritual, with modern psychological principles to weave a healing story. This article represents the ultimate integration of mind/body/spirit medicine to heal across cultures.
ISSN:1573-6571
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-008-9210-1