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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Dorthe Brogård KristensenPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG Edition: 1st ed. 2019 Weight: 0.545kg ISBN: 9783319970301ISBN 10: 3319970305 Pages: 228 Publication Date: 23 January 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Illness Stories, Medical Choices and Socio-Political Process.- 2. The History, Culture and Politics of Chile.- 3. Complex Illnesses and Complementary Cures.- 4. Indigenous Disease Categories, Medical Dialogues and Social Positions.- 5. Being Mapuche in Modern Chile: Illness Experiences, Medical Choices and Social Positions.- 6. Uncanny Memories, Violence and Indigenous Medicine.- 7. The Shaman, the Virgin and the Taxation Authorities.- 8. Conclusion: The Control of Medicine, the Control of Bodies.ReviewsThe book is a good and timely contribution to the ethnographic study of Mapuche medical practices and medical pluralism in Chile. It will be greatly enjoyed by social scientists working on indigenous issues both in Chile and Latin America, as well as by medical anthropologists working on medical pluralism, therapeutic efficacies, postcolonialism, and indigenous medicine and witchcraft practices within modern nation-states. (Adelaida Barros Cajdler, Anthropos, Vol. 115 (1), 2020) “The book is a good and timely contribution to the ethnographic study of Mapuche medical practices and medical pluralism in Chile. It will be greatly enjoyed by social scientists working on indigenous issues both in Chile and Latin America, as well as by medical anthropologists working on medical pluralism, therapeutic efficacies, postcolonialism, and indigenous medicine and witchcraft practices within modern nation-states.” (Adelaida Barros Cajdler, Anthropos, Vol. 115 (1), 2020) Author InformationDorthe Brogård Kristensen is Associate Professor of Consumption Studies at the University of Southern Denmark. Her current interests include health, food, consumption, technologies and medical pluralism. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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