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Supernatural 'Jinn' Seen as Cause of Mental Illness Among Muslims
Yahoo News ^
| Bahar Gholipour
Posted on 09/07/2014 11:23:04 AM PDT by nickcarraway
It may be common for psychiatric patients who are Muslim to attribute their hallucinations or other symptoms to "jinn," the invisible, devilish creatures in Islamic mythology, researchers in the Netherlands have found.
The findings demonstrate one way in which culture may influence how people perceive their psychotic symptoms, and could help Western psychiatrists better understand patients who have an Islamic background.
Moreover, in today's connected world, patients may fuse the symbols from their own backgrounds with those of other cultures to explain their symptoms, study leader Dr. Jan Dirk Blom, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Groningen, told Live Science.
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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Local News; Religion
KEYWORDS: demons; islam; jinn; mentalillness; muslims; psychiatry
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To: nickcarraway
Yes, that is true. The Jinn is al-Lah also known as Satan.
To: nickcarraway
Do not anger me! Else I will go Klingon on you!
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posted on
09/07/2014 11:28:42 AM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(AGW "Scientific method:" Draw your lines first, then plot your points)
To: MIchaelTArchangel
Demonically possessed and controlled by the forces of darkness and evil.
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posted on
09/07/2014 11:29:16 AM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
To: nickcarraway
Yes, Islamists drink a lot of Jinn and SaTanics.
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posted on
09/07/2014 11:29:33 AM PDT
by
driftless2
(For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
To: nickcarraway
I guess the young Barbara Eden in her cute Harem outfit would definitely not be considered Haraam.
To: nickcarraway
“. . .could help Western psychiatrists better understand patients who have an Islamic background.”
Just read the koran and you know all you need to know.
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posted on
09/07/2014 11:31:34 AM PDT
by
Hulka
To: nickcarraway
“It may be common for psychiatric patients who are Muslim to attribute their hallucinations or other symptoms to “jinn,”
They’ll feel better after they have slashed a few throats.
To: freedumb2003
I will go Klingon on you!If I were a starship captain being attacked by Klingons, I would simply fire Bounce sheets at them.
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posted on
09/07/2014 11:47:16 AM PDT
by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: MIchaelTArchangel
... that’s right, it’s got nothing to do with generations of inbreeding and cousins marrying cousins to keep the wealth in the tribe - none of that doppleganger degeneration crap; it’s them evil JINNs doing it, yepper! /s
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posted on
09/07/2014 11:50:05 AM PDT
by
Ken522
To: lee martell
I thought she was pretty Haraam.
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posted on
09/07/2014 11:50:06 AM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(How do you feel about robbing Peter's robot?)
To: nickcarraway
Mohammed did speak to a jinn named Jibril in a cave.
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posted on
09/07/2014 11:50:31 AM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: nickcarraway
Yep. Every one of them is possessed by jinns.
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posted on
09/07/2014 11:51:50 AM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: Jack Hydrazine
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posted on
09/07/2014 11:54:33 AM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: lee martell
Well, back then most guys I know would Haraam her if they had the chance.
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posted on
09/07/2014 11:54:52 AM PDT
by
Rashputin
(Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory.)
To: nickcarraway
Um, it is more likely the rampant inbreeding...
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posted on
09/07/2014 11:56:02 AM PDT
by
piytar
(The predator-class is furious that their prey are shooting back.)
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To: NormsRevenge
Don’t be so theatrical.
The problem of islam is so much more obvious — Koran and inbreeding.
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posted on
09/07/2014 12:01:40 PM PDT
by
353FMG
To: nickcarraway
I think it is true that muslims who are exposed to western culture manifest a psychosis that may well feel like they are possessed by an evil spirit. The teachings of islam are so opposed to western values, there is no way they could assimilate and feel any other way. I lived in Cairo for three years and also worked extensively in muslim cultures in Africa, the middle east and the far east, over the years - still do in fact. These islamic people do not think like us. I came to know some muslims closely over the years, and can see that they share a sort of craziness that can only be explained by a deep psychosis. I think that is because, among other things, their religion reaches them to murder us. We are under a death sentence by their highest authorities. LCDR Aboul‐Enein, in a paper published at West Point, gives a good overview of the Azzar Fatwa, which explains why Ben Ladin and his followers went crazy in a militarist terrorist jihad. It is really instructive, to understand how we got into this increasingly dire situation of a crazy bunch of islamists trying to murder us all the time indiscriminately. http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a488033.pdf
To: nickcarraway
could help Western psychiatrists better understand patients who have an Islamic background...”You sir, are F’ng nuts. Aides, lock him up, sheesh!
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posted on
09/07/2014 12:03:23 PM PDT
by
Safetgiver
( Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
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