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Hand Trembling, Frenzy Witchcraft, and Moth Madness: A Study of Navajo Seizure Disorders - Couverture souple

Levy, Jerrold

 
9780816515721: Hand Trembling, Frenzy Witchcraft, and Moth Madness: A Study of Navajo Seizure Disorders
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0816515727 ISBN 13 : 9780816515721
Editeur : University of Arizona Press, 1988

Synopsis

According to traditional Navajo belief, seizures are the result of sibling incest, sexual witchcraft, or possession by a supernatural spirit--associations that have kept such disorders from being known outside Navajo families. This new study is concerned with discovering why the Navajos have accorded seizures such importance and determining their meaning in the larger context of Navajo culture. The book is based on a 14-year study of some 40 Navajo patients and on an epidemiological survey among the Navajos and among three Pueblo tribes.

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À propos de l'auteur

Jerrold E. Levy is a professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Arizona whose special interest has been Indian health problems. Raymond Neutra is the chief of the Epidemiological Studies and Surveillance Section, California Department of Health. Dennis Parker (1912-1984) was a Navajo who devoted much of his life to promoting better health for his people.

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Éditeur
University of Arizona Press
Date d'édition
1988
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0816515727
ISBN 13 
9780816515721
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
196
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Personne responsable
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