Why Is the Ritual Aspect of Many Ethnomedical Traditions So

question 20

Multiple Choice

Why is the ritual aspect of many ethnomedical traditions so perplexing to Westerners?

• A) There is an assumption in biomedicine that the mind is fundamentally different from the body.
• B) We have no such rituals in our culture, and so do not understand why they are important.
• C) There is evidence that ritual actually worsens the outcome of treatment.
• D) Western cultures believe that the less fuss you make over an illness, the faster it will go away.

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