At the end of the ritual, after receiving the territorial god’s mantras and a protective amulet, she told the anthropologist how the hospital had been a much less painful and more pleasant experience. She said she was now feeling pain all over her body and that the next day her face would be swollen and ugly due to the beating she had received. Nevertheless, she added, ‘Tonight I will be sleeping between my parents because I am still very scared, but from tomorrow I will feel fine! ’ In this case, enduring flagellation is part of the subject’ s moral and devotional duty, as well as a necessary path to healing. Moreover, the sufferer affirms that she feels an empowerment of the body.