Ritual in Western Medicine and Its Role in Placebo Healing

Ritual has long been thought to play an important role in the healing processes used by ancient and non-Western healers. In this paper, I suggest that practitioners of Western medicine also interact with patients in a highly ritualized manner. Medical rituals, like religious rituals, serve to alter...

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Published in:Journal of religion and health
Main Author: Welch, John S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2003]
In: Journal of religion and health
Further subjects:B physician-priest
B medical ritual
B Placebo
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