Clinical Interpretation of Jinn Possession and Cultural Formulation of Mental Illness

This article addresses common interpretations of jinn possession among health care professionals. The author addresses the following questions: How do mental health providers interpret jinn possession? How do they view traditional healing practices, such as prophetic medicine, and folk medicine, to...

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Главный автор: Isgandarova, Nazila (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Sage Publishing 2022
В: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Год: 2022, Том: 76, Выпуск: 4, Страницы: 245-253
Другие ключевые слова:B Muslims
B Spirit Possession
B Faith Healing
B culture-bound symptoms
B Mental Health
B jinn possession
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Итог:This article addresses common interpretations of jinn possession among health care professionals. The author addresses the following questions: How do mental health providers interpret jinn possession? How do they view traditional healing practices, such as prophetic medicine, and folk medicine, to explain the phenomenon of jinn possession? The aim of this paper is to contribute to theoretical knowledge of existing research in this area and explore the possibility of improvement of the clinical practice with clients who claim to be possessed by jinn.
ISSN:2167-776X
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/15423050221116775