Major distinction given those practices have been abandoned as pseudo science or even worse, so they aren't fields of science continued to be developed which further useful connections might be found.
In psychiatry, there is a certain amount that we continue to study social standards of normalcy in other (including historic) societies to determine what should count as a mental disorder, but more to make sure we aren't doing a 21st century equivalent of labeling something as a demon possession because it contrasts with our current deeply held social norms.
In psychiatry, there is a certain amount that we continue to study social standards of normalcy in other (including historic) societies to determine what should count as a mental disorder, but more to make sure we aren't doing a 21st century equivalent of labeling something as a demon possession because it contrasts with our current deeply held social norms.