Health beliefs and protection practices in the Hindu Community in Portugal

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Autor(a) principal: Ramos, Natália
Data de Publicação: 2020
Outros Autores: Monteiro, Ivete
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/9820
Resumo: The present study seeks to identify beliefs and protective practices used by Hindus residing in Portugal and to recognize how these beliefs and practices are perpetuated throughout the generations. It is a qualitative study in which semi-structured interviews, film observations and photographic observations were conducted, directed at the health and protection practices carried out in the temples and in the homes of Hindu families. The data collected in the interviews was subjected to content analysis and, through the images collected, practices related to health and protection were analysed. The results obtained reveal that Hindus initially resort to the practices transmitted by their ancestors in solving simpler health problems, demonstrating a strong connection with the culture of origin and respect and appreciation for the wisdom of the older members of the community. Intergenerational transmission is done informally through observation, the teaching of older elements and participation in rituals in a mutual recognition of ancient wisdom and the adaptive potential of younger people. It is mainly women who dominate health knowledge and practices and popular medicine.
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spelling Health beliefs and protection practices in the Hindu Community in PortugalCrenças e práticas de saúde e de proteção da Comunidade Hindu em PortugalHealth beliefsHealth practicesHealth and cultureCultureHindus in PortugalImmigrationHealth and migrationChild healthHindu womenHindu familiesCrenças de saúdePráticas de saúdeSaúde e culturaCulturaHindus em PortugalImigraçãoSaúde e migraçãoSaúde da criançaMulheres hindusFamílias hindusODS::03:Saúde de QualidadeThe present study seeks to identify beliefs and protective practices used by Hindus residing in Portugal and to recognize how these beliefs and practices are perpetuated throughout the generations. It is a qualitative study in which semi-structured interviews, film observations and photographic observations were conducted, directed at the health and protection practices carried out in the temples and in the homes of Hindu families. The data collected in the interviews was subjected to content analysis and, through the images collected, practices related to health and protection were analysed. The results obtained reveal that Hindus initially resort to the practices transmitted by their ancestors in solving simpler health problems, demonstrating a strong connection with the culture of origin and respect and appreciation for the wisdom of the older members of the community. Intergenerational transmission is done informally through observation, the teaching of older elements and participation in rituals in a mutual recognition of ancient wisdom and the adaptive potential of younger people. It is mainly women who dominate health knowledge and practices and popular medicine.O presente estudo procura identificar crenças e práticas de proteção e saúde utilizadas pelos hindus residentes em Portugal e reconhecer de que forma essas crenças e práticas são perpetuadas através das gerações. É um estudo qualitativo no qual foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas, observações fílmicas e observações fotográficas dirigida às práticas de saúde e proteção realizadas nos templos e nas casas de famílias hindus. Os dados recolhidos nas entrevistas foram sujeitos a análise de conteúdo e através das imagens recolhidas foram analisadas práticas relacionadas com a saúde e a proteção. Os resultados obtidos revelam que os hindus recorrem inicialmente às práticas transmitidas pelos seus antepassados na resolução de problemas de saúde mais simples, demonstrando uma forte ligação com a cultura de origem e respeito e valorização pela sabedoria dos elementos mais velhos da comunidade. A transmissão intergeracional é feita informalmente através da observação, dos ensinamentos dos elementos mais velhos e da participação nos rituais num reconhecimento mútuo da sabedoria tradicional e do potencial adaptativo dos mais jovens. São sobretudo as mulheres que dominam os saberes e as práticas tradicionais de saúde e a medicina popular.E - Cronicon Open AccessRepositório AbertoRamos, NatáliaMonteiro, Ivete2020-07-03T08:53:29Z20202020-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/9820engRamos, N. & Monteiro, I. (2020). Health Beliefs and Protection Practices in the Hindu Community in Portugal. EC Psychology and Psychiatry, 9 (6) : 75-81info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-16T15:33:46Zoai:repositorioaberto.uab.pt:10400.2/9820Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:49:29.805967Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Health beliefs and protection practices in the Hindu Community in Portugal
Crenças e práticas de saúde e de proteção da Comunidade Hindu em Portugal
title Health beliefs and protection practices in the Hindu Community in Portugal
spellingShingle Health beliefs and protection practices in the Hindu Community in Portugal
Ramos, Natália
Health beliefs
Health practices
Health and culture
Culture
Hindus in Portugal
Immigration
Health and migration
Child health
Hindu women
Hindu families
Crenças de saúde
Práticas de saúde
Saúde e cultura
Cultura
Hindus em Portugal
Imigração
Saúde e migração
Saúde da criança
Mulheres hindus
Famílias hindus
ODS::03:Saúde de Qualidade
title_short Health beliefs and protection practices in the Hindu Community in Portugal
title_full Health beliefs and protection practices in the Hindu Community in Portugal
title_fullStr Health beliefs and protection practices in the Hindu Community in Portugal
title_full_unstemmed Health beliefs and protection practices in the Hindu Community in Portugal
title_sort Health beliefs and protection practices in the Hindu Community in Portugal
author Ramos, Natália
author_facet Ramos, Natália
Monteiro, Ivete
author_role author
author2 Monteiro, Ivete
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório Aberto
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Ramos, Natália
Monteiro, Ivete
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Health beliefs
Health practices
Health and culture
Culture
Hindus in Portugal
Immigration
Health and migration
Child health
Hindu women
Hindu families
Crenças de saúde
Práticas de saúde
Saúde e cultura
Cultura
Hindus em Portugal
Imigração
Saúde e migração
Saúde da criança
Mulheres hindus
Famílias hindus
ODS::03:Saúde de Qualidade
topic Health beliefs
Health practices
Health and culture
Culture
Hindus in Portugal
Immigration
Health and migration
Child health
Hindu women
Hindu families
Crenças de saúde
Práticas de saúde
Saúde e cultura
Cultura
Hindus em Portugal
Imigração
Saúde e migração
Saúde da criança
Mulheres hindus
Famílias hindus
ODS::03:Saúde de Qualidade
description The present study seeks to identify beliefs and protective practices used by Hindus residing in Portugal and to recognize how these beliefs and practices are perpetuated throughout the generations. It is a qualitative study in which semi-structured interviews, film observations and photographic observations were conducted, directed at the health and protection practices carried out in the temples and in the homes of Hindu families. The data collected in the interviews was subjected to content analysis and, through the images collected, practices related to health and protection were analysed. The results obtained reveal that Hindus initially resort to the practices transmitted by their ancestors in solving simpler health problems, demonstrating a strong connection with the culture of origin and respect and appreciation for the wisdom of the older members of the community. Intergenerational transmission is done informally through observation, the teaching of older elements and participation in rituals in a mutual recognition of ancient wisdom and the adaptive potential of younger people. It is mainly women who dominate health knowledge and practices and popular medicine.
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