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Informationen zum Autor Karen E. Flint is an associate professor of history at the University of North Carolina! Charlotte. Klappentext In August 2004! South Africa officially legalized the practice of traditional healers. Largely in response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic! and limited both by the number of practitioners and by patients' access to treatment! biomedical practitioners looked toward the country's traditional healers as important agents in the development of medical education and treatment. This collaboration has not been easy. The two medical cultures embrace different ideas about the body and the origin of illness! but they do share a history of commercial and ideological competition and different relations to state power. "Healing Traditions: African Medicine! Cultural Exchange! and Competition in South Africa! 1820-1948 "provides a long-overdue historical perspective to these interactions and an understanding that is vital for the development of medical strategies to effectively deal with South Africa's healthcare challenges. Zusammenfassung In August 2004, South Africa officially legalized the practice of traditional healers. This book provides a long-overdue historical perspective to the interactions and an understanding that is vital for the development of medical strategies to effectively deal with South Africa's healthcare challenges.
