Ethnic syndromes as disguise for protest against colonialism: three ethnographic examples.
Journal of trauma & dissociation : the official journal of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSD) 2013 Elizabeth Hegeman 10 citations
Historical connections are suggested between the domination of 1 culture by another and dissociative spiritual and religious responses to that oppression. Connections are drawn between colonial oppression, trauma, and 3 examples of dissociation and spirit possession: the Zar cult of Southern Sudan, "Puerto Rican syndrome" or ataque, and the Balinese trance dance. Discussed by means of these...