2019
Effects of Kavadi ritual on psychophysiological well-being
LANG, MartinZákladní údaje
Originální název
Effects of Kavadi ritual on psychophysiological well-being
Autoři
Vydání
6th International Conference of PTNCE 2019; 24.-27.09.2019, 2019
Další údaje
Jazyk
angličtina
Typ výsledku
Prezentace na konferencích
Obor
60304 Religious studies
Stát vydavatele
Polsko
Utajení
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Organizační jednotka
Filozofická fakulta
Klíčová slova anglicky
ritual behavior; health; Mauritius; well-being
Příznaky
Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 13. 1. 2020 14:24, Mgr. Martin Lang, Ph.D.
Anotace
V originále
Tackling the evolutionary puzzle of extreme rituals and their potential benefits, this paper will report the results from a collaborative investigation of health outcomes of participation in one of the most extreme rituals worldwide, the Kavadi performed by Tamils in Mauritius. Extreme rituals that involve bodily mutilation and suffering entail high risks, but practitioners often claim that they convey health benefits. What is the evidence for these claims? Over a two-month period, we monitored activity and physiological responses of ritual participants and a control group, and obtained assessments of perceived health and quality of life. Performance of this physically demanding ordeal had no detrimental effects on physiological health and was associated with improvements in psychological well-being (compared to a control group). Furthermore, individuals who experienced health problems and/or were of low socioeconomic status sought more painful levels of engagement, which were associated with greater improvements in psychological well-being. We suggest several bottom-up and top-down mechanisms facilitating these effects with a special focus on auto-signaling and consecutive self-enhancement enjoyed by participants.
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