Supernatural impotence
Historical review with anthropological and clinical implications
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14061636 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jacob Margolin (Jerusalem Mental Health Center), Eliezer Witztum (Jerusalem Mental Health Center, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 333-342 |
| Publication date | 1989-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Medical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1129 • E-ISSN: 2056-5194 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1989.tb02843.x |
| PMID | 2597649 |
| OpenAlex | W1987058363 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The historical and cultural background of the belief in supernatural impotence is presented, emphasizing its possible implications for clinical practice. A brief historical survey of the concept in Judaism and Christianity is followed by a short anthropological survey of supernatural impotence in different ethnic subcultures in Israel. A case demonstration exemplifies the connection between understanding the patient's cultural background and beliefs and the clinical competence of the therapist. The relationship between the clinical‐therapeutic process in psychiatric practice and knowledge of the patient's cultural background and beliefs is stressed
Belief system · Christianity · Clinical Practice · Competence (human resources) · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Judaism · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Anthropology · Empathy and Medical Education · History · Medicine · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Religious studies · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1995 - 1995 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |