Evolution of Protocols in Traditional Healing Practices and their Effects on the Practice of Healing

Foremost in traditional views among Aboriginal people was the role of specially-gifted individuals, usually called medicine people (or, sometimes, shamans). Adapting this knowledge to the modern intellectual environment of medicine is a difficult but essential task. In this article, firsthand experi...

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1. VerfasserIn: Cardinal, Clifford (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Equinox Publ. 2011
In: Religious studies and theology
Jahr: 2011, Band: 30, Heft: 2, Seiten: 127-133
weitere Schlagwörter:B Western Medicine
B Paradigm
B processes of health
B holistic beliefs
B protocols
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Zusammenfassung:Foremost in traditional views among Aboriginal people was the role of specially-gifted individuals, usually called medicine people (or, sometimes, shamans). Adapting this knowledge to the modern intellectual environment of medicine is a difficult but essential task. In this article, firsthand experience on these issues is explored through the work of a traditional healer who is also an Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine.
ISSN:1747-5414
Enthält:Enthalten in: Religious studies and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/rsth.v30i2.127