The Shaman and Schizophrenia, Revisited
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 30. doi: 10.1007/s11013-023-09840-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper presents evidence that some-but not all-religious experts in a particular faith may have a schizophrenia-like psychotic process which is managed or mitigated by their religious practice, in that they are able to function effectively and are not identified by their community as ill. We conducted careful phenomenological interviews, in conjunction with a novel probe, with okomfo, priests of the traditional religion in Ghana who speak with their gods. They shared common understandings of how priests hear gods speak. Des...
Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry - November 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tanya Marie Luhrmann John Dulin Vivian Dzokoto Source Type: research
The Shaman and Schizophrenia, Revisited
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 30. doi: 10.1007/s11013-023-09840-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper presents evidence that some-but not all-religious experts in a particular faith may have a schizophrenia-like psychotic process which is managed or mitigated by their religious practice, in that they are able to function effectively and are not identified by their community as ill. We conducted careful phenomenological interviews, in conjunction with a novel probe, with okomfo, priests of the traditional religion in Ghana who speak with their gods. They shared common understandings of how priests hear gods speak. Des...
Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry - November 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tanya Marie Luhrmann John Dulin Vivian Dzokoto Source Type: research
The Shaman and Schizophrenia, Revisited
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 30. doi: 10.1007/s11013-023-09840-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper presents evidence that some-but not all-religious experts in a particular faith may have a schizophrenia-like psychotic process which is managed or mitigated by their religious practice, in that they are able to function effectively and are not identified by their community as ill. We conducted careful phenomenological interviews, in conjunction with a novel probe, with okomfo, priests of the traditional religion in Ghana who speak with their gods. They shared common understandings of how priests hear gods speak. Des...
Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry - November 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tanya Marie Luhrmann John Dulin Vivian Dzokoto Source Type: research
The Shaman and Schizophrenia, Revisited
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 30. doi: 10.1007/s11013-023-09840-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper presents evidence that some-but not all-religious experts in a particular faith may have a schizophrenia-like psychotic process which is managed or mitigated by their religious practice, in that they are able to function effectively and are not identified by their community as ill. We conducted careful phenomenological interviews, in conjunction with a novel probe, with okomfo, priests of the traditional religion in Ghana who speak with their gods. They shared common understandings of how priests hear gods speak. Des...
Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry - November 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tanya Marie Luhrmann John Dulin Vivian Dzokoto Source Type: research
The Shaman and Schizophrenia, Revisited
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 30. doi: 10.1007/s11013-023-09840-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper presents evidence that some-but not all-religious experts in a particular faith may have a schizophrenia-like psychotic process which is managed or mitigated by their religious practice, in that they are able to function effectively and are not identified by their community as ill. We conducted careful phenomenological interviews, in conjunction with a novel probe, with okomfo, priests of the traditional religion in Ghana who speak with their gods. They shared common understandings of how priests hear gods speak. Des...
Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry - November 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tanya Marie Luhrmann John Dulin Vivian Dzokoto Source Type: research
The Shaman and Schizophrenia, Revisited
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 30. doi: 10.1007/s11013-023-09840-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper presents evidence that some-but not all-religious experts in a particular faith may have a schizophrenia-like psychotic process which is managed or mitigated by their religious practice, in that they are able to function effectively and are not identified by their community as ill. We conducted careful phenomenological interviews, in conjunction with a novel probe, with okomfo, priests of the traditional religion in Ghana who speak with their gods. They shared common understandings of how priests hear gods speak. Des...
Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry - November 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tanya Marie Luhrmann John Dulin Vivian Dzokoto Source Type: research
The Shaman and Schizophrenia, Revisited
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 30. doi: 10.1007/s11013-023-09840-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper presents evidence that some-but not all-religious experts in a particular faith may have a schizophrenia-like psychotic process which is managed or mitigated by their religious practice, in that they are able to function effectively and are not identified by their community as ill. We conducted careful phenomenological interviews, in conjunction with a novel probe, with okomfo, priests of the traditional religion in Ghana who speak with their gods. They shared common understandings of how priests hear gods speak. Des...
Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry - November 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tanya Marie Luhrmann John Dulin Vivian Dzokoto Source Type: research
The Shaman and Schizophrenia, Revisited
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 30. doi: 10.1007/s11013-023-09840-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper presents evidence that some-but not all-religious experts in a particular faith may have a schizophrenia-like psychotic process which is managed or mitigated by their religious practice, in that they are able to function effectively and are not identified by their community as ill. We conducted careful phenomenological interviews, in conjunction with a novel probe, with okomfo, priests of the traditional religion in Ghana who speak with their gods. They shared common understandings of how priests hear gods speak. Des...
Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry - November 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tanya Marie Luhrmann John Dulin Vivian Dzokoto Source Type: research
The Shaman and Schizophrenia, Revisited
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 30. doi: 10.1007/s11013-023-09840-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper presents evidence that some-but not all-religious experts in a particular faith may have a schizophrenia-like psychotic process which is managed or mitigated by their religious practice, in that they are able to function effectively and are not identified by their community as ill. We conducted careful phenomenological interviews, in conjunction with a novel probe, with okomfo, priests of the traditional religion in Ghana who speak with their gods. They shared common understandings of how priests hear gods speak. Des...
Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry - November 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tanya Marie Luhrmann John Dulin Vivian Dzokoto Source Type: research
The Shaman and Schizophrenia, Revisited
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 30. doi: 10.1007/s11013-023-09840-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper presents evidence that some-but not all-religious experts in a particular faith may have a schizophrenia-like psychotic process which is managed or mitigated by their religious practice, in that they are able to function effectively and are not identified by their community as ill. We conducted careful phenomenological interviews, in conjunction with a novel probe, with okomfo, priests of the traditional religion in Ghana who speak with their gods. They shared common understandings of how priests hear gods speak. Des...
Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry - November 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tanya Marie Luhrmann John Dulin Vivian Dzokoto Source Type: research
The Shaman and Schizophrenia, Revisited
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 30. doi: 10.1007/s11013-023-09840-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper presents evidence that some-but not all-religious experts in a particular faith may have a schizophrenia-like psychotic process which is managed or mitigated by their religious practice, in that they are able to function effectively and are not identified by their community as ill. We conducted careful phenomenological interviews, in conjunction with a novel probe, with okomfo, priests of the traditional religion in Ghana who speak with their gods. They shared common understandings of how priests hear gods speak. Des...
Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry - November 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tanya Marie Luhrmann John Dulin Vivian Dzokoto Source Type: research
The Shaman and Schizophrenia, Revisited
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 30. doi: 10.1007/s11013-023-09840-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper presents evidence that some-but not all-religious experts in a particular faith may have a schizophrenia-like psychotic process which is managed or mitigated by their religious practice, in that they are able to function effectively and are not identified by their community as ill. We conducted careful phenomenological interviews, in conjunction with a novel probe, with okomfo, priests of the traditional religion in Ghana who speak with their gods. They shared common understandings of how priests hear gods speak. Des...
Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry - November 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tanya Marie Luhrmann John Dulin Vivian Dzokoto Source Type: research
The Shaman and Schizophrenia, Revisited
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 30. doi: 10.1007/s11013-023-09840-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper presents evidence that some-but not all-religious experts in a particular faith may have a schizophrenia-like psychotic process which is managed or mitigated by their religious practice, in that they are able to function effectively and are not identified by their community as ill. We conducted careful phenomenological interviews, in conjunction with a novel probe, with okomfo, priests of the traditional religion in Ghana who speak with their gods. They shared common understandings of how priests hear gods speak. Des...
Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry - November 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tanya Marie Luhrmann John Dulin Vivian Dzokoto Source Type: research
The Shaman and Schizophrenia, Revisited
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 30. doi: 10.1007/s11013-023-09840-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper presents evidence that some-but not all-religious experts in a particular faith may have a schizophrenia-like psychotic process which is managed or mitigated by their religious practice, in that they are able to function effectively and are not identified by their community as ill. We conducted careful phenomenological interviews, in conjunction with a novel probe, with okomfo, priests of the traditional religion in Ghana who speak with their gods. They shared common understandings of how priests hear gods speak. Des...
Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry - November 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tanya Marie Luhrmann John Dulin Vivian Dzokoto Source Type: research
The Shaman and Schizophrenia, Revisited
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 30. doi: 10.1007/s11013-023-09840-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper presents evidence that some-but not all-religious experts in a particular faith may have a schizophrenia-like psychotic process which is managed or mitigated by their religious practice, in that they are able to function effectively and are not identified by their community as ill. We conducted careful phenomenological interviews, in conjunction with a novel probe, with okomfo, priests of the traditional religion in Ghana who speak with their gods. They shared common understandings of how priests hear gods speak. Des...
Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry - November 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tanya Marie Luhrmann John Dulin Vivian Dzokoto Source Type: research
