Illness and Healing among the Sakhalin Ainu : A Symbolic Interpretation
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1107634784
ISBN-13
9781107634787
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 8th, 2014
Print length
262 Pages
Weight
36 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 1.40 cms
Product Classification:
Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography
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Originally published in 1981, this book explores the issue of how a society understands human illness in the absence of a germ theory. This is done through an interpretation of the illness categories and healing practices of the Sakhalin Ainu, a hunting and gathering people resettled in Japan.
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