TY - JOUR
T1 - Buddhism-Based Exorcism and Spirit-Calling as a Form of Healing for Mental Problems
T2 - Stories from Vietnam
AU - Nguyen, Huong
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - With nearly 80% of Vietnamese people holding Buddhist beliefs in some form, Buddhism-based healing is popular in Vietnam. Coupled with cultural stigma against seeking formal mental health services, Vietnamese people with psychological needs frequently seek different forms of healing at Buddhist temples, including exorcism and spirit-calling. In this article, I present case vignettes of exorcism and spirit-calling that I documented during my ethnographic study in Vietnam. Based on these cases, I will discuss the healing impact of spiritual activities like Buddhism-based exorcism and spirit-calling for Vietnamese people and implications for social work in Vietnam and elsewhere.
AB - With nearly 80% of Vietnamese people holding Buddhist beliefs in some form, Buddhism-based healing is popular in Vietnam. Coupled with cultural stigma against seeking formal mental health services, Vietnamese people with psychological needs frequently seek different forms of healing at Buddhist temples, including exorcism and spirit-calling. In this article, I present case vignettes of exorcism and spirit-calling that I documented during my ethnographic study in Vietnam. Based on these cases, I will discuss the healing impact of spiritual activities like Buddhism-based exorcism and spirit-calling for Vietnamese people and implications for social work in Vietnam and elsewhere.
KW - Buddhism-based healing
KW - exorcism
KW - spiritual social work
KW - Vietnam
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U2 - 10.1080/15426432.2014.873648
DO - 10.1080/15426432.2014.873648
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84894368459
VL - 33
SP - 33
EP - 48
JO - Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work
JF - Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work
SN - 1542-6432
IS - 1
ER -
