Ethnomedicine

by Erickson, Pamela I.

• ISBN13: 9781577665212
• ISBN10: 157766521X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-15
• Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc

Summary

Explains the basic organizing principles that underlie all medical systems, the full range of theories of disease causation, the geographical distribution of medical practices, and the historical trends that led to biomedical dominance. Highlights commonalities among the world's vast and diverse systems. For practitioners. Softcover.

Table of Contents

What Is Ethnomedicine?	p. 1
Anthropology and Ethnomedicine	p. 2
Medical Systems	p. 5
Health: Disease and Curing, Illness and Healing	p. 9
Conclusion	p. 10
Historical Origins of Medical Systems	p. 13
Medical Systems and Subsistence Strategies	p. 15
The Great Historical Medical Traditions	p. 21
Comparison of the Great Medical Traditions	p. 27
Conclusion	p. 33
What Causes Disease? Theories of Disease Causation	p. 35
Personalistic and Naturalistic Disease Causation	p. 39
Common Theories of Disease Causation in Nonbiomedical Systems	p. 42
Conclusion	p. 56
The Geography of Disease Causation Theories	p. 59
Theories of Disease/Illness Causation in the Ethnographic Past	p. 60
Contemporary Trends in Theories of Disease Causation	p. 65
The Culture-Bound Syndromes	p. 92
Conclusion	p. 94
The Healing Lessons of Ethnomedicine	p. 99
What Do Ethnomedicines Tell Us?	p. 99
What Do the Ethnomedicine Lessons Mean for Cultural Competence in Biomedical Care?	p. 104
The Future of Ethnomedicines	p. 107
References	p. 109
Index	p. 121
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