Knowledge of Illness in a Sepik Society
A Study of the Gnau, New Guinea Volume 52
Illness is a matter of concern in every society. Social responses to it depend both on the nature of the illness and on cultural interpretation of its significance. This study of the occurrence, recognition and explanation of illness amongst the Gnau makes use of its author's dual training in medicine and anthropology to show why, how far, and in what respects these people of a forest village in New Guinea turn to their religious and magical knowledge in the distress of illness. The analyis shows how a study of ilness can reveal belief and open an illummatlng and crucial perspective on a society's view of its world.
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- ISBN: 978-1-00-032437-2
- EAN: 9781000324372
- Produktnummer: 35555687
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 256 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 8'571 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
Über den Autor
Dr Lewis, MD, MRCP, is Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge.
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