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Nubian zar ceremonies as psychotherapy

Human organization26 (4) • Published In 1967 • Pages: 185-194

By: Kennedy, John G..

Abstract
This is an examination of the efficacy of a Nubian ceremony for curing mental illnesses through contact with the possessing spirits causing the symptoms. The discussion draws on information collected through a combination of direct observation of such ceremonies and interviews with individual practitioners. The analysis highlights specific elements of the ceremony that the author evaluated as having curative effects.
Subjects
Theory of disease
Shamans and psychotherapists
Prayers and sacrifices
Revelation and divination
Magicians and diviners
Ethnopsychology
culture
Nubians
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Northern Africa
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem ; 2020
Field Date
1963-1965
Coverage Date
1963-1965
Coverage Place
Aswan Governate, Egypt
Notes
John G. Kennedy
bibliographical references
LCCN
47033317
LCSH
Nubians--Egypt--Aswan
Nubians--Egypt--Psychology