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This is a unique presentation of systems of traditional healing
from around the world. It provides information about the concept of
healing from many different cultural perspectives and explores the
application of these cultural perspectives to modern
psychotherapeutic and health care settings. The last decade has
seen a literal explosion of data that support the idea that states
of mind have consistent and demonstrable effects on physical
health. With examples that examine traditional and modern healing
systems in many different cultures around the world, this work
demonstrates that most cultures perceive illness as a dislocation
of the individual from his or her communal context. The healing
process is effected through contextualizing the individual in
community by ritual, ceremony, trance, pilgrimage, and family
practices. Traditional healing systems are shown to have particular
importance relating to modern medical responses to mental
illness.
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