Traditional curing in the modern world: A case study Mantra Therapy among Zoroastrians
Health, illness, and therapeutic practices are cultural components, so the meaning of these concepts varies throughout different cultures. There are different ethnic and religious groups in Iran, and this diversity makes the different meanings of these concepts. In this paper, we focused on the Zoro...
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| description | Health, illness, and therapeutic practices are cultural components, so the meaning of these concepts varies throughout different cultures. There are different ethnic and religious groups in Iran, and this diversity makes the different meanings of these concepts. In this paper, we focused on the Zoroastrians of Yazd using the ethnographic method such as participant observation, interview and documents to understand how they construct health, illness, and therapy concepts. We used the conceptual lens of healing, the sacred phenomena, and cultural symbols to analyze our findings. Our study showed that Zoroastrians believed AngraMainyu create illness in the past but nowadays their belief have changed AngraMainyu has no external truth and is only in the human mind, and if human follow AngraMainyu, illness creat. we can try to follow teachings Zoroaster like wisdom, truth and we can overcome the illness by following them. Zoroastrians also perform ritual curing, herbal curing, and Mantra therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8a1327bb0a694f6ea18f0c9db77dbef62024-04-15T06:37:19ZfasAllameh Tabataba'i University PressDānishhā-yi būmī-i Īrān2345-60192538-25432020-03-0171314518810.22054/qjik.2020.52742.121211677Traditional curing in the modern world: A case study Mantra Therapy among ZoroastriansManizheh Maghsoudi0fariba Seddighi1Faculty Memeberدانشکده علوم اجتماعی تهران، گروه مردم شناسیHealth, illness, and therapeutic practices are cultural components, so the meaning of these concepts varies throughout different cultures. There are different ethnic and religious groups in Iran, and this diversity makes the different meanings of these concepts. In this paper, we focused on the Zoroastrians of Yazd using the ethnographic method such as participant observation, interview and documents to understand how they construct health, illness, and therapy concepts. We used the conceptual lens of healing, the sacred phenomena, and cultural symbols to analyze our findings. Our study showed that Zoroastrians believed AngraMainyu create illness in the past but nowadays their belief have changed AngraMainyu has no external truth and is only in the human mind, and if human follow AngraMainyu, illness creat. we can try to follow teachings Zoroaster like wisdom, truth and we can overcome the illness by following them. Zoroastrians also perform ritual curing, herbal curing, and Mantra therapy.https://qjik.atu.ac.ir/article_11677_e4bc5380542406ed44f1dfca5760fd67.pdftraditional curingmantra therapy. illnesshealthzoroastrians |
| spellingShingle | Manizheh Maghsoudi fariba Seddighi Traditional curing in the modern world: A case study Mantra Therapy among Zoroastrians Dānishhā-yi būmī-i Īrān traditional curing mantra therapy. illness health zoroastrians |
| title | Traditional curing in the modern world:
A case study Mantra Therapy among Zoroastrians |
| title_full | Traditional curing in the modern world:
A case study Mantra Therapy among Zoroastrians |
| title_fullStr | Traditional curing in the modern world:
A case study Mantra Therapy among Zoroastrians |
| title_full_unstemmed | Traditional curing in the modern world:
A case study Mantra Therapy among Zoroastrians |
| title_short | Traditional curing in the modern world:
A case study Mantra Therapy among Zoroastrians |
| title_sort | traditional curing in the modern world a case study mantra therapy among zoroastrians |
| topic | traditional curing mantra therapy. illness health zoroastrians |
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