The Anthropologies of Illness and Sickness
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Summary
The writers I have identified with the anthropology of sickness perspective are oriented to a point beyond the healing process, the inner logic of illness, and the consciousness of the individual.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 1982-10-01
- Cited by
- 529
- References
- 53
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Keywords
Sociology, Anthropology, Geography, History
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