Brésil : santé mentale et sphère magico-religieuse - article ; n°187 ; vol.47, pg 547-556

Marion Aubrée

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Tiers-Monde - Année 2006 - Volume 47 - Numéro 187 - Pages 547-556
Marion Aubrée - Brazil: mental health and the realm of magic and religion.
The situation in Brazil is described concerning the relation between what are commonly called nervous diseases and the quest for relief by turning to religiously-based therapies. These spiritual therapies can currently be grouped into three major symbolic tendencies. The article examines the socio-cultural substratum which leads people to turn to one or other of these tendencies and the cathartic process which can bring great relief from the state of suffering the patients experience. For most Brazilians, the representations of psychiatry render it a universe much more mysterious and dangerous than the religious sphere they use so fully.
10 pages
Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.

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• Sociologie, société et politique

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• Publié par: TIERS-MONDE
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2006
• Nombre de lectures: 11
• Langue: Français

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Marion Aubrée

Brésil : santé mentale et sphère magico-religieuse

In: Tiers-Monde. 2006, tome 47 n°187. pp. 547-556.

Abstract

Marion Aubrée - Brazil: mental health and the realm of magic and religion.

The situation in Brazil is described concerning the relation between what are commonly called "nervous diseases" and the quest

for relief by turning to religiously-based therapies. These "spiritual therapies" can currently be grouped into three major symbolic

tendencies. The article examines the socio-cultural substratum which leads people to turn to one or other of these tendencies and

the cathartic process which can bring great relief from the state of suffering the "patients" experience. For most Brazilians, the

representations of psychiatry render it a universe much more mysterious and dangerous than the religious sphere they use so

fully.

Citer ce document / Cite this document :

Aubrée Marion. Brésil : santé mentale et sphère magico-religieuse. In: Tiers-Monde. 2006, tome 47 n°187. pp. 547-556.

doi : 10.3406/tiers.2006.5669

http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/tiers_1293-8882_2006_num_47_187_5669