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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox Publ.
2011
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| In: |
Religious studies and theology
Year: 2011, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 127-133 |
| Further subjects: | B
Western Medicine
B Paradigm B processes of health B holistic beliefs B protocols |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1747-5414 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religious studies and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/rsth.v30i2.127 |