Hakim’s prescription: narrative medicine, sonic healing and the therapeutic function of Ismaili gnosis in the Pamir Highlands

Sayed Azimullah Esmati, Iqbal Hassam, Lutfullah Latifpoor

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DOI: 10.1136/medhum-2026-013902
Published: 2026-10-28
Container: Medical Humanities
Publisher: BMJ
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@article{allodium:10.1136/medhum-2026-013902,
  title = {Hakim’s prescription: narrative medicine, sonic healing and the therapeutic function of Ismaili gnosis in the Pamir Highlands},
  author = {Sayed Azimullah Esmati and Iqbal Hassam and Lutfullah Latifpoor},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Medical Humanities},
  doi = {10.1136/medhum-2026-013902},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/medhum-2026-013902}
}

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TI  - Hakim’s prescription: narrative medicine, sonic healing and the therapeutic function of Ismaili gnosis in the Pamir Highlands
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AU  - Iqbal Hassam
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JO  - Medical Humanities
DO  - 10.1136/medhum-2026-013902
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Esmati, S. A., Hassam, I., & Latifpoor, L. (2026). Hakim’s prescription: narrative medicine, sonic healing and the therapeutic function of Ismaili gnosis in the Pamir Highlands. Medical Humanities. https://doi.org/10.1136/medhum-2026-013902

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