Youth Suicide, Supernatural Beings and the Shamanic Response in Hunza: Northern Pakistan

In recent years, Hunza has seen a surge of suicide cases among youth. This paper attempts to decipher the multiple layers of meanings entailed in suicide cases. The dominant perception among the natives is the attribution of influence to supernatural beings. This paper attempts to provide insights i...

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Authors: Khan, Salmaa (Author) ; Leghari, Inam Ullah (Author) ; Pasha, Adil Farooq (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. 2023
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2023, Volume: 62, Issue: 6, Pages: 3760-3779
Further subjects:B Taboos
B Shamanism
B Hunza
B Cosmology
B Social Order
B Youth suicide
B Supernatural beings
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