TY - JOUR
AU - Engebretson, Joan
AB - There is an increasing interest in alternative healing in the United States. Healing touch has gained in popularity both within organized religious groups and in more secularized groups. Despite this interest, there are very few reports of the experiences of the healers and the recipients of these healings. This ethnographic report describes the healing sessions as well as the physical, emotional, visual, and interpretive experiences of both healers and recipients. The healings are contrasted with biomedicine according to setting, interaction, and the cognitive process involved in the treatment. Reflected values of each respective group are discussed.
TI - Urban Healers: An Experiential Description of American Healing Touch Groups
JF - Qualitative Health Research
DO - 10.1177/104973239600600405
DA - 1996-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/urban-healers-an-experiential-description-of-american-healing-touch-vGKl08sCfc
SP - 526
EP - 541
VL - 6
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -