Often, expectation that death would result from having a bone pointed at a victim is not without foundation. Similar rituals that cause death have been recorded around the world. 2/
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Victims become listless and apathetic, usually refusing food or water with death often occurring within days of being "cursed". 3/
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When victims survive, it is assumed that the ritual was faulty in its execution. The phenomenon is recognised as psychosomatic in that death is caused by an emotional response—often fear—to some suggested outside force and is known as "voodoo death". 4/
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As this term refers to a specific religion, the medical establishment has suggested that "self-willed death", or "bone-pointing syndrome" is more appropriate. 5/
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In Australia, the practice is still common enough that hospitals and nursing staff are trained to manage illness caused by "bad spirits" and bone pointing. From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdait... 6/
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