Home›Therapeutic Practices›Scholarly Standing›A standard analytic category in the study of religionBrowse ByA standard analytic category in the study of religionThis page groups practices by how settled their scholarly classification is. Wikipedia notes that "starting about 1920, 'cult' acquired an additional six or more positive and negative definitions," a term whose meaning has shifted considerably. Browsing this way lets a visitor see which practices scholars describe consistently and which remain genuinely contested.FactsLearn MoreA standard analytic category in the study of religionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedPractices undertaken for healing whose warrant is religious or spiritual rather than clinical. The grouping is defined by that claim alone and holds unrelated things: cupping as prophetic medicine within Islamic tradition, modern subtle-energy healing systems, and regression under hypnosis. No shared theory connects them and none is presented here as medicine. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPractices 1Learn MoreThe Therapeutic Practices This group holds therapeutic practices: disciplines directed at healing of body, mind or spirit, where religious or spiritual means are brought to bear on affliction. The atlas describes these as traditions of practice and belief, not as clinical guidance. The browser will find therapeutic practices from various traditions. The entries describe each practice's form and rationale, noting the tradition that prescribes it and treating healing claims as the tradition's own.A standard analytic category in the study of religionFilter Results9 entriesOrigin Period Start YearAll-400 (1)1922 (1)Unesco StatusAllInscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (1)Solitary or CommunalAllPerformed alone (1)Performed alone or together (1)Performed by an officiant for a recipient (7)Category of PracticeAllRitual sleep in a temple precinct seeking a healing dream (1)Therapeutic (1)Who Performs ItAllAll adherents of the tradition (2)Trained or authorised specialists (7)Practice StatusAllHistorical; not practised continuously (1)Living tradition, practised today (8)CadenceAllAs the occasion requires (2)Daily (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 9AbhyangaA standard analytic category in the study of religionEnergy healingA standard analytic category in the study of religionHijamaA standard analytic category in the study of religionIncubation at Healing SanctuariesA standard analytic category in the study of religionLomilomiA standard analytic category in the study of religionMarma TherapyA standard analytic category in the study of religionNuad Boran (Traditional Thai Massage)A standard analytic category in the study of religionSobadaA standard analytic category in the study of religionTui NaA standard analytic category in the study of religionSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Encyclopedia of Religiontier 1Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Macmillan Reference, 2005View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.