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Routledge Kuru Sorcery - Anthropology and Medical History Book

Name: Routledge Kuru Sorcery - Anthropology and Medical History Book
Brand: Routledge
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Explore one of the best-documented epidemics in medical history with this significantly revised edition of Kuru Sorcery. Published by Routledge, this landmark anthropological classic examines the kuru epidemic in the New Guinea Highlands through multiple lenses. It provides a detailed look at the medical research that led to two Nobel Prizes and the anthropological findings that helped explain the disease. This text offers a unique perspective by including the views of the Fore people, who lived through the epidemic. While medical science identified the biological causes, the Fore people maintained their own understanding, believing that sorcery rather than cannibalism was responsible for the illness. This book serves as a way to study the connection between medical science and human culture. It is an essential resource for those interested in the history of medicine, anthropology, and sociology.

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Revised landmark edition that updates the anthropological contributions to understanding disease and medical research.

Covers the scientific history of the kuru epidemic, including the research that resulted in two Nobel Prizes.

Provides the perspective of the Fore people to show how local beliefs regarding sorcery interacted with medical findings.

Offers a deep look at the intersection of medicine and the human sciences through a documented epidemic.

Serves as a comprehensive study for students and professionals in anthropology and medical history.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1612052754
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Anthropology & Sociology
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 20 September 2013
Listed Since: 18 May 2012

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