Healing, Efficacy and the Spirits

Modes of explanation and treatment for ill-health based on ideas about spirit attack or other non-material causes exist in many societies, usually alongside forms of explanation and treatment which appear more 'rational' by Western biomedical standards. The separation between mind and body...

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Main Author: Samuel, Geoffrey 1946- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Dep. 2010
In: Journal of ritual studies
Year: 2010, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 7-20
Further subjects:B Medical Practice
B Deities
B Rituals
B Humans
B Religious rituals
B Personalism
B Body Image
B Healing
B Mind body dichotomy
B Placebo effect
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)