The Huli Response to Illness
(Book #62 in the Cambridge Studies in Social Anthropology Series)
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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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521619661
ISBN13:9780521619660
Release Date:February 2005
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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