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The Huli Response to Illness: Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology, cartea 62

Autor Stephen Frankel
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 16 feb 2005
Dr Frankel's study of the rapid transformation of traditional medical care among the Huli of New Guinea by Western treatments strikingly combines the methods of social anthropology and epidemiology. Until the 1950s the Huli used only their own form of therapy, including symptomatic treatments, specialist surgery and major ritual intended to enlist the support of spirits. Since then, superficially at least, there has been a rejection of many traditional measures and a corresponding enthusiasm for Western treatments underpinned by Christianity. The Huli Response to Illness analyses the rich network of traditional belief relating to the classification and causation of illness, patterns of disease, historical experience, and the organisation of society. The methodological approach presented is notable not only for the study of medical pluralism, but also for examining the conditions which may influence responses to programmes of health improvement. The study as a whole integrates material conventionally divided between anthropological and medical texts and powerfully demonstrates the limitations of this traditional separation.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780521619660
ISBN-10: 0521619661
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:Pbk.
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

List of figures; List of tables; Glossary and note on orthography; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Historical perspectives; 3. Huli society; 4. Ideas of health and illness; 5. Morbidity, explanations and actions: quantitative perspectives; 6. Illness attributed to proximate causes; 7. Explanations relating to sexuality and growth; 8. Illness grounded in social relations; 9. Spirits and God; 10. Patterns of response; References; Index.

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This study of the rapid transformation of traditional medical care among the Huli of New Guinea by Western treatments strikingly combines the methods of social anthropology and epidemiology.