Curing and Healing: Medical Anthropology in Global Perspective

by Pamela J. Stewart, Andrew Strathern, Andrew J. Strathern

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Throughout history and throughout the world today, problems of health, sickness, and medical treatment have been intimately interwoven with social, cultural, and political life generally. Medical anthropology deals with these problems from a biocultural perspective, recognizing the deep connections between cultural patterns, historical change, and life processes. This book draws on a rich array of ethnographic cases from around the world to demonstrate...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0890899428

ISBN13:9780890899427

Release Date:July 1999

Publisher:Carolina Academic Press

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.88 lbs.

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Alternative Medicine Anthropology Healing Health Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting Medical Medical Books Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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