INDIAN PSYCHOLOGY INSTITUTE
Ajit K Dalal — University of Allahabad, Allahabad.
The paper reviews the relevance and richness of the traditional healing
practices in India and argues that they are based on complex psychological
theories of mind and human nature. Some salient characteristics of these
traditional practices have also been identified. The paper further endeavours
to understand the way traditional healing works to alleviate human suffering
and tries to delineate the role of cultural belief systems. It is argued
that an in-depth study of folk wisdom inherent in traditional healing
practices may lead to the development of new and globally appropriate
psychotherapies.