essay
The social meaning of Navaho psychopathology and psychotherapy
magic, faith and healing ; studies in primitive psychiatry today • [New York] • Published In 1964 • Pages: 203-229
By: Kaplan, Bert, Johnson, Dale.
Abstract
This source surveys Navajo conceptions of illness, including what we would classify as mental illness, and analyzes Navajo curing procedures as both appropriate and integral to Navajo theories of disease. The authors conclude that among the Navajo, as with any cultural group, 'the processes of psychotherapy… are integrated with conceptions of the nature of illness and its causes.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2004
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Psychologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- M. A. Marcus ; Marlene Martin ; 1985
- Field Date
- ca 1961
- Coverage Date
- ca 1961
- Coverage Place
- Navajo Reservation, United States
- Notes
- By Bert Kaplan and Dale Johnson
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-229)
- LCCN
- 64016960
- LCSH
- Navajo Indians