Shamanism Versus Psychiatry in Bali, "Isle of the Gods": Some Modern Implications
Abstract
The authors compare the bases of the treatment of mental illness by native healers and by psychiatrists. They describe the types of mental illness treated by the native healers of Bali and their methods of treatment. The authors also point out some of the lessons psychiatry can learn from shamanism.
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