Disease Perception and Social Order in Yi Traditional Ritual Therapy: The Case of the Hongyi Branch in DaShuiGou, Maojie, China

Perspectives of the Yunnan Hongyi towards disease are closely related to their religion and culture. In the culture of the Hongyi, the causes of diseases are categorized into three factors: the soul; the ghost; and uncleansed (object/s). Whenever their people are feeling unwell, they will perform ri...

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Authors: Lei, ChunXiang (Author) ; Chao, Yang (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox 2023
In: Fieldwork in religion
Year: 2023, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 217-235
Further subjects:B Ritual Therapy
B Understanding Disease
B Purity
B Anthropology
B Social Order
B Bodily Experience
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