Study Anointing in the Catholic Church as a Single-Method Treatment
Tārīkh-i pizishkī i.e., Medical History,
Vol. 16 (1403),
7 May 2024
,
Page 1-12
https://doi.org/10.22037/mhj.v16i.41707
Abstract
Background and Aim: Single-method treatment is a method of treatment that often removes the disease from the body of patients with the help of an immaterial source and using only one method, regardless of the type of disease and it has not been studied so far. This article deals with one of the examples of this treatment method, namely ointment ordinance in the Catholic Church and its roots throughout history and other related issues.
Methods: In this research, religious and mythological sources in different religious, literary and historical fields, especially the holy texts of Christianity, were examined for comparison and analysis. Also, with the keywords of single-method treatments, tradition of anointing, anointing in Christianity, anointing with oil, anointing in Judaism and anointing in the Catholic Church, related articles in reliable citation databases such as Pubmed, Scopus, Google Scholar, SID and Magiran were reviewed and after Measuring the validity of their findings, some of them were cited.
Ethical Considerations: In the current research, the ethical aspects of library study, including the authenticity of texts, honesty and trustworthiness, have been observed.
Results: In the Catholic Church, patients’ anointing is one of the seven traditional rites that are performed as a symbol of eternal life and health of soul and body. This ritual has been popular among other ancient tribes, but based on the special approach of Catholic Christians in terms of its religious position in the church and also the special conditions that were given to the performers of this ritual; its importance is distinguished from other tribes.
Conclusion: Single-method treatments, which are used in the treatment of diseases by connecting to a supernatural source, have been common among some tribes for a long time. The rite of anointing in the Catholic Church was not initially considered a one-way cure, but only a religious tradition, but it gradually evolved throughout history and evolved in the church and healing was achieved through it.
- Catholic Church
- Single-Method Treatmen
- Medical Histiry
- Healing Ritual
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