Plural Medical Systems in the Horn of Africa: The Legacy of Sheikh - Hippocrate

Informationen zum Autor Leendert Jan Slikkerveer Klappentext First Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung First Published in 1990.This study is an important landmark in our understanding of the complexities of pluralistic medical systems. It is an unusual study as it provides an overview of the indigenous Oromo and Amhara, the regional Greaco-Arabic, and the cosmopolitan health systems in the Horn of Africa, using a variety of approaches and methodologies. Inhaltsverzeichnis CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION II: THEORETICAL ORIENTATlON AND ANALYTICAL MODEL CHAPTER III: ETHIOPIA AND THE HORN OF AFRICA CHAPTER IV: BABILE, COMMUNITY LIFE IN THE HIGHLANDS CHAPTER V: THE PLURAL MEDICAL SYSTEM IN BABILE CHAPTER VI: PATTERNS OF HEALTH CARE CHAPTER VII: CHOICE OF THERAPY: ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION CHAPTER VIII: CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS

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• Authors: Slikkerveer, Slikkerveer, Leendert Jan Slikkerveer
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2016
• EAN: 9781138978584
• ISBN: 978-1-138-97858-4
• No. of pages: 358
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology