Shields N K
Cult Med Psychiatry. 1987 Dec;11(4):417-35. doi: 10.1007/BF00048492.
In South Kanara, India (formerly the kingdom of Tulunadu), and area stretching some 150 miles along the Arabian Sea and 25 to 50 miles inland, ancient forms of rural pageantry in honor of particular local Spirits are enacted yearly. These ritualized performances include elements of masked folk drama and epic recitation and serve a valued social role as a form of healing and counselling within village communities. Contemporary practitioner-patient interactions are part of an intricate tapestry partaking of customs occurring since times long past, such as the kinship structure (aliya-santana or nephew inheritance), the geopolitical milieu and the myths of Tulunadu. The power of these healing Spirits lies in their ability to reproduce social form through the cultural idiom of therapeutic efficacy.
在印度的南卡纳拉（以前的图卢纳德王国），有一片沿着阿拉伯海延伸约150英里、向内陆延伸25至50英里的区域，每年都会举行古老的乡村庆典，以纪念特定的地方神灵。这些仪式化的表演包括蒙面民间戏剧和史诗朗诵的元素，并作为村庄社区内一种治疗和咨询的形式发挥着重要的社会作用。当代从业者与患者的互动是一幅错综复杂的图景的一部分，这幅图景包含了从很久以前就存在的习俗，比如亲属结构（阿里亚 - 桑塔纳或侄子继承制）、地缘政治环境以及图卢纳德的神话。这些治愈之神的力量在于它们能够通过治疗功效的文化表达方式来再现社会形态。
