Anthropological Approaches to the Study of Ethnomedicine

by Mark Nichter (Editor)

Overview

First Published in 1992.  The reader of this volume will see how a decade of new work has remade ethnomedicine into one of the livelier and more promising domains of anthropology. Nicthter's encompassing redefinition of the relationship of ethnomedicine to medical anthropology and his critical comments that introduce each chapter are bound to provoke discussion and response over the years to come. - Arthur Kleinman, MD Harvard Medical School.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134298853
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/24/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	260
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Mark Nichter

Table of Contents

An Ayurvedic Theory of Cancer
An Epidemiological Description of a Folk Illness: A Study of Empacho in Guatemala
Discourse, Daño and Healing in North Coastal Peru
Guardian Angels and Dirty Spirits: The Moral Basis of Healing Power in Rural Haiti
Deciding How to Decide: Posession-Mediumship in Jalari Divination
"Unclean Deeds": Menstrual Taboos and Binding "Ties" in Rural Jamaica
The Harp That Plays by Itself
The Production of Self and Body in Sherpa-Tibetan Society
Malay Medicine, Malay Person
Ethnomedicine: Diverse Trends, Common Linkages

Editorial Reviews

A stimulating, timely, and insightful collection of essays in which skillful use of diverse research strategies contribute ot a reappraisal and revitalization of the study of ethnomedicine. The fluid, contested nature of medical knowledge is meticulously documented, revealing a close articulation between individual suffering and the social and political order—this is medical anthropology at its best—a major contribution to the field.

Margaret Lock

The reader of this volume will see how a decade of new work has remade ethnomedicine into one of the livlier and more promising domains of anthorpology. Niochter and his collaborators are to be congratulated for a salient contribution. Nichter's own encompassing redefinition of the relationship of ethnomedicine to medical anthropology and his critical comments that introduce each of the chapters on the various subdomains of ethnomedicine are bound to provode discussion and response over the years to come. A useful and challenging achievement.

Arthur Kleinman

"A stimulating, timely, and insightful collection of essays in which skillful use of diverse research strategies contribute ot a reappraisal and revitalization of the study of ethnomedicine. The fluid, contested nature of medical knowledge is meticulously documented, revealing a close articulation between individual suffering and the social and political order-this is medical anthropology at its best-a major contribution to the field." — Margaret Lock of McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
"The reader of this volume will see how a decade of new work has remade ethnomedicine into one of the livlier and more promising domains of anthorpology. Niochter and his collaborators are to be congratulated for a salient contribution. Nichter's own encompassing redefinition of the relationship of ethnomedicine to medical anthropology and his critical comments that introduce each of the chapters on the various subdomains of ethnomedicine are bound to provode discussion and response over the years to come. A useful and challenging achievement." — Arthur Kleinman, MD of Harvard Medical School

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