When people in remote villages in Zanskar get sick, chances are they’ll turn to the “Oracle”. The Oracle is a faith healer who goes into a trance so a Tibetan spirit can take over and dispense medical advice.
It’s all part of a complex system of folk healing that has spread to this isolated district in north-west India, from neighbouring Tibet.
Children of Zanskar
Foreign Correspondent · Season 17 · Episode 11
When people in remote villages in Zanskar get sick, chances are they’ll turn to the “Oracle”. The Oracle is a faith healer who goes into a trance so a Tibetan spirit can take over and dispense medical advice.
It’s all part of a complex system of folk healing that has spread to this isolated district in north-west India, from neighbouring Tibet.
It’s all part of a complex system of folk healing that has spread to this isolated district in north-west India, from neighbouring Tibet.
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Season
17
Episode
11
Air Date
07/Apr/2009
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Runtime
30 min
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