Indigenous Theories of Contagious Disease
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0761989412
ISBN-13
9780761989417
Publisher
AltaMira Press
Imprint
AltaMira Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 14th, 1999
Print length
311 Pages
Weight
413 grams
Dimensions
22.50 x 15.40 x 1.60 cms
Product Classification:
Folklore, myths & legendsIndigenous peoplesPublic health & preventive medicine
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This text examines the parallels which exist between Western germ theory and indigenous contagion theory in the developing world.
Far from being the province of magic, witchcraft, and sorcery, indigenous understanding of contagious disease in Africa and elsewhere in the developing world very often parallels western concepts of germ theory, according to the author. Labeling this ''indigenous contagion theory (ICT),'' Green synthesizes the voluminous ethnographic work on tropical diseases and remedies_as well as 20 years of his own studies and interventions on sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, and traditional healers in southern Africa_to demonstrate how indigenous peoples generally conceive of contagious diseases as having naturalistic causes. His groundbreaking work suggests how western medical practitioners can incorporate ICT to better help native peoples control contagious diseases.
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