Identity and healing in three Navajo religious traditions: Sç'ah Naagháí Bik'eh Hózhó̧

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 476-497

  Lewton, Elizabeth L ^a   Bydone, Victoria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Healing; Health; Identity; Navajos; Religion

Indexed keywords

MESCALINE;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRISTIANITY; FAMILY RELATIONS; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MENTAL HEALING; MESCALINE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SHAMANISM; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034572701     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/maq.2000.14.4.476     Document Type: Article

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