A Failure of Treatment

Lewis

Oxford University Press, 2000

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Offers a study of a serious illness in a New Guinea village. This book records the failure of local treatments and Western medicine, and of a communal ritual to bring a spirit to heal a man; it also shows how cultural beliefs and assumptions may influence events. It focuses on how those closely involved maintained their hope and beliefs.

ISBN-13
9780198234098
ISBN-10
0198234090
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2000
Publication date
2000-03-23
Pages
292
Dimensions
231x157x16
Weight
452