Totemic medicine among the American Indians of the northwest coast.
Patient education and counseling September 1995 DOI: 10.1016/0738-3991(95)00751-k (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that the medical beliefs and shamanic therapeutic principles of Northwest American totemic peoples carry implications for the therapeutic views held by medical schools, though the abstract does not specify those implications. |
Abstract
A description is presented of the medical beliefs of the totemic people on the Northwest American coast. The principles of Shamanic therapy are analysed. The consequences for therapeutic views by medical schools are discussed.