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Nubian zar ceremonies as psychotherapy
Human organization • 26 (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.
- 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