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Witchcraft as a social diagnosis : traditional Ghanaian beliefs and global health /

This book examines medical outreach in the condemned witches' village of Gnani in Ghana, focusing on clashes between traditional beliefs, religious tenets, and contemporary medical science. It analyzes questions of stigmatization to explore how disease, injury, and illness relate to social cond...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Richter, Roxane (Autor), Flowers, Thomas, 1955- (Autor), Bongmba, Elias Kifon, 1953- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2017]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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