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Religion and HEALTH Religion helps to provide the believer with an ability to understand and interpret the events of the environment and life. Table 5–2 illustrates selected situations where religion and HEALTH intersect. Not every religious tradition Place Your Order Here!

Spiritual Practices That Protect HEALTH A third traditional approach toward HEALTH protection centers, in part, on reli- gion. The words spirituality and religion are frequently used synonymously, but they are not the same. Spirituality connotes the way we orient ourselves toward the Divine, the way we make meaning out of our lives, the recognition of

Garlic and onion. Figure 5–13 Chachayotel. HEALTH Traditions ■ 101 with a cleft hoof and that chew cud can be consumed. Examples of this kind of animal are cattle and sheep. Many of the dietary practices, such as the avoid- ance of pig products, are also adhered to by Muslims and the meats are halal,

Ginseng root. (Figure 5–12) in an effort to prevent ILLNESS. Garlic or onions also may be worn on the body or hung in the Italian, Greek, or Native American home. Chachayotel (Figure 5–13), a seed, may be tied around the waist by a Mexican person to prevent arthritic pain. Among traditional Chinese people, thousand- year-old

Substances That Protect HEALTH The second practice uses diet to protect HEALTH and consists of many different observances. People from many ethnic backgrounds eat raw garlic or onions Origin Practices Scotland Red thread knotted into clothing Fragment of Bible worn on body Sephardic Jews Blue ribbon or blue bead worn South Asia Knotted hair or

Philippines Charms, amulets, medals Puerto Rico Mano negro Figure 5–9 The Jerusalem amulet. This amulet serves as protection from pestilence, fire, bad wounds and infection, the evil eye, bad decrees and decisions, curses, witchcraft, and from everything bad; to heal nervous illness, weakness of body organs, children’s diseases, and all kinds of suffering from pain;

history, and environment. There is also an overlap of the mental and spiritual facets of the person. The person must be in a state of balance with the family, the community, and the forces of the natural world around him or her. This balance is what is perceived as HEALTH in a traditional sense and

Postiquet Beach, Alicante, Spain. The chapters in Unit II will present an overview of relevant historical and contemporary theoretical content that will help you to 1. Describe traditional aspects of HEALTH care.2 2. Describe traditional HEALTH care philosophies and systems. HEALTH Domains ■ 87 3. Discuss various forms of HEALING practices. 4. Trace your family’s

Tradition is the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, and information, from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice. 86 ■ Unit 1I clothing or objects, physical, mental, and/or spiritual HEALTH. The accom- panying image Figure II-1, salud, is a metaphor for HEALTH in countless ways. Here, it is whole

This page intentionally left blank 85 HEALTH Domains Unit II develops the “plot” of this book by providing background material for the central themes discussed in this text. Imagine climbing the stairs in the opening figure, and this unit will bring you to the fifth step. Chapters 5 and 6 will explore the concepts of