Caribbean healing traditions : implications for health and mental health / edited by Patsy Sutherland, Roy Moodley, and Barry Chevannes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sutherland, Patsy, 1965-

Moodley, Roy.

Chevannes, Barry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Traditional medicine--Caribbean Area--History.

Traditional medicine.

Healing--Caribbean Area--History.

Healing.

Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric--Caribbean Area.

Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric.

History.

Caribbean Area.

Physical Description:

xvi, 264 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2014.

Summary:

"Caribbean Healing Traditions: Implications for Health and Mental Health draws on the knowledge of prominent clinicians, scholars, and researchers of the Caribbean and the diaspora, exploring healing traditions in the context of health and mental health for the first time. Caribbean Healing Traditions is an invaluable resource for students, researchers, faculty and practitioners in the fields of nursing, counseling, psychotherapy, psychiatry, social work, youth and community development, and medicine"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I History, Philosophy, and Development of Caribbean Healing Traditions 13

1 The History, Philosophy, and Transformation of Caribbean Healing Traditions / Patsy Sutherland Sutherland, Patsy 15

2 The Evolution of Caribbean Traditional Healing Practices / Wendy Y. Crawford-Daniel Crawford-Daniel, Wendy Y., Jicinta M. Alexis Alexis, Jicinta M. 29

3 Caribbean Traditional Medicine: Legacy from the Past, Hope for the Future / Arvilla Payne-Jackson Payne-Jackson, Arvilla 41

4 Herbal Medicine Practices in the Caribbean / Yuri Clement Clement, Yuri 52

Part II Caribbean Traditional Healing and Healers 63

5 Obeah: Afro-Caribbean Religious Medicine Art and Healing / Nathaniel Samuel Murrell Murrell, Nathaniel Samuel 65

6 Vodou Healing and Psychotherapy / Ghislène Méance Méance, Ghislène 78

7 Sango Healers and Healing in the Caribbean / Stephen D. Glazier Glazier, Stephen D. 89

8 La Regla De Ocha (Santería): Afro-Cuban Healing in Cuba and the Diaspora / Camille Hernandez-Ramdwar Hernandez-Ramdwar, Camille 101

9 Puerto Rican Spiritism (Espiritismo): Social Context, Healing Process, and Mental Health / Jesus Soto Espinosa Espinosa, Jesus Soto, Joan D. Koss-Chioino Koss-Chioino, Joan D. 113

10 Revival: An Indigenous Religion and Spiritual Healing Practice in Jamaica / William Wedenoja Wedenoja, William, Claudette A. Anderson Anderson, Claudette A. 128

11 Spiritual Baptists in the Caribbean / Wallace W. Zane Zane, Wallace W. 140

Part III Spirituality, Religion, and Cultural Healing 151

12 Christian Spirituality, Religion and Healing in the Caribbean / E. Anthony Allen Allen, E. Anthony, Abrahim H. Khan Khan, Abrahim H. 153

13 RastafarI: Cultural Healing in the Caribbean / Kai A. D. Morgan Morgan, Kai A. D. 164

14 Hindu Healing Traditions in the Southern Caribbean: History and Praxis / Keith E. McNeal McNeal, Keith E., Kumar Mahabir Mahabir, Kumar, Paul Younger Younger, Paul 176

15 Islamic Influence in the Caribbean: Traditional and Cultural Healing Practice / Abrahim H. Khan Khan, Abrahim H. 188

Part IV Traditional Healing and Conventional Health and Mental Health 201

16 Community Mental Health in the English Speaking Caribbean / Gerard Hutchinson Hutchinson, Gerard 203

17 Psychology, Spirituality, and Weil-Being in the Caribbean / Omowale Amuleru-Marshall Amuleru-Marshall, Omowale, Angela Gomez Gomez, Angela, Kristyn O'Rita Neckles Neckles, Kristyn O'Rita 215

18 Practical Magic in the US Urban Milieu: Botánicas and the Informal Networks of Healing / Anahí Viladrich Viladrich, Anahí 227

19 Caribbean Traditional Healing in the Diaspora / Roy Moodley Moodley, Roy, Michel'e Bertrand Bertrand, Michel'e 239.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415883399

0415883393

9780415842334

0415842336

OCLC:

654317317