Religious Beliefs, Possession States, and Spirits: Three Case Studies from Sri Lanka

We describe three patients from different religious backgrounds in Sri Lanka whose possession states were strongly influenced by their religious beliefs. Patient A was a Buddhist who claimed to have special powers given by a local deity named Paththini. Patient B was a Catholic who experienced spiri...

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Main Authors: Raveen Hanwella, Varuni de Silva, Alam Yoosuf, Sanjeewani Karunaratne, Pushpa de Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Psychiatry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/232740
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