Ethnic Medicine in the Southwest
"Ethnic Medicine in the Southwest" explores traditions guiding the medical arts of Yaqui, Anglo, Black and Mexican American communities and points out the relationship between alternative and scientific medicine. Beliefs prevail that illness may be punishment for sin, or caused by witchcraft or overwork. Treatment may include dreams, herbs, massage, or prayer. While practitioners in these communities are not necessarily licensed in the legal sense, they are nonetheless trusted and often effective.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0816504903
ISBN13:9780816504909
Release Date:November 1977
Publisher:University of Arizona Press
Length:300 Pages
Weight:0.88 lbs.
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Medicine & Ethnic Superstition in the Southwest
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From the cover: This book explores traditions guiding the medical arts of Yaqui, Anglo, Black and Mexican American Communities and points out the relationship between alternative and scientific medicine. Beliefs prevail that illness may be punishment for sin, or caused by witchcraft or overwork. Treatment may include dreams, herbs, massage, or prayer.
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