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Title: The influence of magical and religious ideas on the expression of reactive and endogenous mental disturbances in Egypt.
Author: Lewin, Bruno.
Abstract:
The Egyptian folk live in a world of jinni and other spirits characteristic of popular Mohammedanism. Since most mental disorders are attributed to the workings of evil spirits, amulets and charms are used for protection, along with various rites of exorc
Journal: Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, Medizinische Psychologie. 6 1956, 60-75.