"Satan Has Afflicted Me!": Jinn-Possession and Mental Illness in the Qur'an
Mental health stigma in Muslim communities may be partly due to a commonly held belief among some Muslims about the supernatural causes of mental illness (i.e. jinn-possession brought on by one's sinful life). A thematic analysis was carried out on four English translations and the Arabic text...
Authors: | ; |
---|---|
Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
Journals Online & Print: | |
Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Published: |
Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[2014]
|
In: |
Journal of religion and health
Year: 2014, Volume: 53, Issue: 1, Pages: 229-243 |
Further subjects: | B
Islam
B Mental Illness B Spirit-possession B Stigma B Mental Health B Jinn B Koran B Muslim |
Online Access: |
Volltext (Resolving-System) |