A Failure of Treatment - Oxford Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology - Lewis - Books - Oxford University Press - 9780198234098 - March 23, 2000
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Offers a study of a serious illness in a New Guinea village. This book records the failure of local treatments and Western medicine, and of a communal ritual to bring a spirit to heal a man; it also shows how cultural beliefs and assumptions may influence events. It focuses on how those closely involved maintained their hope and beliefs.

292 pages, 28 halftones, 7 figures

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released March 23, 2000
ISBN13 9780198234098
Publishers Oxford University Press
Pages 292
Dimensions 157 × 231 × 16 mm   ·   452 g

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