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Ghost sickness may be brought about from the belief that the dead may try to take someone with them. "Spirits or “ghosts” may be viewed as being directly or indirectly linked to the cause of an event, accident, or illness." |
Ghost sickness may be brought about from the belief that the dead may try to take someone with them. "Spirits or “ghosts” may be viewed as being directly or indirectly linked to the cause of an event, accident, or illness." |
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Putsch, R.W. (2006-2007) ''Drumlummon Views'' retrieved on May 22, 2008 from http://www.drumlummon.org/images/DV_vol1-no3_PDFs/DV_vol1-no3_Putsch.pdf |
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In the Creek culture it is believed that everyone is a part of an energy called "Ibofanga." This energy results from the flow between mind, body and spirit. Illness can result from this flow being disrupted. Therefore "Indian medicine is used to prevent or treat an obstruction and restore the peaceful flow of energy within a person." Purification rituals for mourning "focus on preventing unnatural or prolonged emotional and physical drain." |
In the Creek culture it is believed that everyone is a part of an energy called "Ibofanga." This energy results from the flow between mind, body and spirit. Illness can result from this flow being disrupted. Therefore "Indian medicine is used to prevent or treat an obstruction and restore the peaceful flow of energy within a person." Purification rituals for mourning "focus on preventing unnatural or prolonged emotional and physical drain." |
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Bereavement rituals in the Muscogee Creek tribe. Walker, Andrea C.; Balk, David E.; Death Studies, Vol 31(7), Aug 2007. pp. 633-652. [Journal Article] |
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"ghost sickness: A syndrome believed by many American Indian tribes to be caused by association with the dead or dying and is sometimes associated with witchcraft. The sufferer is mildly obsessed with death or a deceased person whom they believe to be the source of their problems. Physical symptoms can include nightmares and or sleep disturbances, weakness and/or fatigue, diminished appetite or other digestion problems. There may be dizziness or fainting and sometimes even loss of consiousness. At times the sufferer might experience a sense of being suffocated or inability to breath. Psychological symptoms may include anxiety and fear or a feeling of being in danger. He or she may experience hallucinations or confusion. At some point there can be a sense of pointlessness or depression.
American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed., rev.). Washington, DC: Author.
Ghost sickness may be brought about from the belief that the dead may try to take someone with them. "Spirits or “ghosts” may be viewed as being directly or indirectly linked to the cause of an event, accident, or illness."
Putsch, R.W. (2006-2007) Drumlummon Views retrieved on May 22, 2008 from http://www.drumlummon.org/images/DV_vol1-no3_PDFs/DV_vol1-no3_Putsch.pdf
In the Creek culture it is believed that everyone is a part of an energy called "Ibofanga." This energy results from the flow between mind, body and spirit. Illness can result from this flow being disrupted. Therefore "Indian medicine is used to prevent or treat an obstruction and restore the peaceful flow of energy within a person." Purification rituals for mourning "focus on preventing unnatural or prolonged emotional and physical drain."
Bereavement rituals in the Muscogee Creek tribe. Walker, Andrea C.; Balk, David E.; Death Studies, Vol 31(7), Aug 2007. pp. 633-652. [Journal Article]