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1. Experimental Birthmarks: New Cases of an Asian Practice

Author

Jim B Tucker and H. H. Jürgen Keil

Subjects
Speculative philosophy, BD10-701
Abstract

Experimental birthmarks involve a practice in several countries in Asia in which the body of a dying or recently deceased person is marked with a substance, most often soot, in the belief that when the individual is reborn, the baby will bear a birthmark corresponding to the mark. This is usually done with the expectation that the rebirth will occur in the same family as the deceased individual. A field study was undertaken in Thailand and Myanmar (Burma) to examine such cases. Eighteen cases were found in which a baby was born with a birthmark that corresponded to a marking made on the body of a deceased person; in six of these, the child also made statements that the family believed were related to the life of the deceased individual. Possible etiologies for these cases are explored. Keywords: Birthmarks—experimental birthmarks—reincarnation

Published
2013

2. Can Cultural Beliefs Cause a Gender Identity Disorder?

Author

H. H. Jürgen Keil and Jim B. Tucker

Subjects
Psychiatry and Mental health, Gender Identity Disorder, Reincarnation, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Etiology, Psychology, Cultural beliefs, Applied Psychology, Clinical psychology, Developmental psychology, Maternal grandmother
Abstract

Gender identity disorder (GID) is a relatively rare disorder with an unclear etiology. This case report involves a boy from Thailand who was thought by his parents at birth, on the basis of a birthmark, to be the reincarnation of his maternal grandmother. He subsequently demonstrated cross-gender behavior. A link between his parents' cultural beliefs and the boy's cross-gender behavior is explored. Implications for the causes of other cases of GID are explored, and in particular, the question of whether parental expectations, as exemplified by these parents' cultural beliefs, can be a contributor to the formation of GID is considered.

Published
2002
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