Therapeutic Effects of Islamic Intercessory Prayer on Warts

Journal of Religion and Health - Tập 56 - Trang 2053-2060 - 2014
Evren M. Hoşrik1,2, Aydın E. Cüceloğlu3, Seval Erpolat4
1Department of Philosophy and Religious Sciences, Psychology of Religion, Faculty of Divinity, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
2Ankara Provincial Directorate of Family and Social Policies, Ulus/Ankara, Turkey
3Department of Psychiatry, Kayseri Military Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey
4Department of Dermatology, Turgut Özal Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

Tóm tắt

The present study aimed to examine the therapeutic effects of Islamic intercessory prayer on warts. Forty-five participants who are mostly Muslims and infected with warts were randomized into three groups: Group-1 (uncertain, with intercessory prayer), Group-2 (uncertain, no intercessory prayer), and control group (informed, no intervention). Stress symptoms were also measured before and after prayer sessions for these three groups. The results revealed that there were no significant differences between the groups in terms of healing. Although participants believed in the therapeutic effects of prayer, when participants did not trust the intercessor, prayer had no effect on warts.

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