RELIGST 2WW3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Evil Eye, Sun Yang, Manual Therapy
23 Nov 2014
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Other human beings: many cultures, illness caused by other humans. Maybe you formed an enmity with someone and hence, the other person took some action. Or maybe someone is jealous of you: basically, if someone else is super against you, that can bring calamity to you, normally these humans are witches and sorcerers. In many cultures, illness is understood to be caused by soul loss or weakening of the soul. Crazy peeps: these spirits could be ancestors. Shes not herself anymore, i wonder what got into her lol. Intentional or unintentional breach of customs: breach of taboo=cause of sickness or misfortune. Theories of religious healing: all medical systems employ symbols, ex. White coat of doctors: religious healing as symbolic healing is big theme, sickness involves both illness and disease. Theories of religious healing: common patterns seen in many religious healings takes the following pattern on the slide, rhetoric of transformation:
