The healing significance of the Negev's Bedouin Dervish

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-21

  Al Krenawi, Alean ^a   Graham, John R ^b   Maoz, Benjamin ^a,c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bedouin; Dervish; Islam; Mental health; Traditional healing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALING; HUMAN; ISRAEL; RELIGION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0029898936     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(95)00316-9     Document Type: Article

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