Health in a Fragile State : Science, Sorcery, and Spirit in the Lower Congo /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Janzen, John M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Public health > Anthropological aspects.
Public health.
Medical care.
Medical anthropology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Sante publique > Aspect anthropologique > Congo (Republique democratique) > Luozi.
Sante publique > Congo (Republique democratique) > Luozi.
Public Health > history
Public health > Anthropological aspects > Congo (Democratic Republic) > Luozi.
Medical anthropology > Congo (Democratic Republic) > Luozi.
Public health > Congo (Democratic Republic) > Luozi.
Medical care > Congo (Democratic Republic) > Luozi.
Congo (Democratic Republic) > Luozi.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • PART I: A history of population and disease in the Lower Congo
  • Population decline and rise
  • Postcolonial population and disease trends
  • Part II: The social reproduction of health
  • Health in household, family, and clan
  • Public health and health care institutions, reconfigured
  • Rejoicing in our bodies: popular meanings of health
  • Part II: The legitimation of power and knowledge
  • Dumuna: creating authority from below
  • Science, sorcery, and spirit
  • Legitimation and disease control
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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