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Faith Healing

Sóuter, Ericka. "Possessed!" People, September 26, 2005.

Groopman, Jerome. "Faith and Healing." New York Times, January 27, 2008.

Hartocollis, Anemona. "In One Section of Beth Israel Hospital, Some Patients are Saying 'Om,' Not 'Ah'." New York Times, October 30, 2008.

Hall, Stephen S. "Is Buddhism Good For Your Health?" New York Times, September 14, 2003.

Falise, Thierry. "The World: Inside Laos; Rare Glimpses of Forgotten Rebels." New York Times, September 14, 2003.

Kinzer, Stephen. "Hmong Hunter Charged With 6 murders is Said to Be a Shaman." New York Times, December 1, 2004.

Sang-Hun, Choe. "Shamanism Enjoys Revival in Techno-Savvy South Korea." New York Times, July 7, 2007.

Lacey, Marc. "A U.S. Trained Entrepreneur Becomes Voodoo's Pope." New York Times, April 5, 2008.

 

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