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Making Kedjom Medicine: A History of Public Health and Well-Being in Cameroon
ISBN: 9780325071183 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. European colonial and religious intrusions in the region transformed, but did not destroy, local medical practices. Perhaps the major transformation since the colonial period and extending into the postcolonial, has been the increasing commercialization of traditional medicine as African healers shift their practices away from group concerns to a focus more concerned with treating the individual. Written in a lucid style, full of vibrant anecdotes, Maynard's book will appeal not only to medical anthropologists and development workers, but also to anyone interested in nonwestern medicine and...
European colonial and religious intrusions in the region transformed, but did not destroy, local medical practices. Perhaps the major transformation s...
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470,38 zł |
Medical Identities: Healing, Well Being and Personhood
ISBN: 9781845451004 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Illness and misfortune more broadly are ubiquitous; thus, healing roles or professions are also universal. Ironically, however, little attention has been paid to those who heal or promote wellbeing. These come in many different guises: in some societies, healing is highly professional and specialized; in some cases, it is more preventative, in others more interventionist. Based on rich and wide-ranging ethnographic data and especially written for this volume, these essays look at how a great variety of health providers are perceived - from traditional healers to physicians, from diviners... Illness and misfortune more broadly are ubiquitous; thus, healing roles or professions are also universal. Ironically, however, little attention h... |
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124,47 zł |
Medical Identities: Healing, Well Being and Personhood
ISBN: 9781845450380 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Illness and misfortune more broadly are ubiquitous; thus, healing roles or professions are also universal. Ironically, however, little attention has been paid to those who heal or promote wellbeing. These come in many different guises: in some societies, healing is highly professional and specialized; in some cases, it is more preventative, in others more interventionist. Based on rich and wide-ranging ethnographic data and especially written for this volume, these essays look at how a great variety of health providers are perceived - from traditional healers to physicians, from diviners... Illness and misfortune more broadly are ubiquitous; thus, healing roles or professions are also universal. Ironically, however, little attention h... |
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514,50 zł |