Witchcraft as a Social Diagnosis: Traditional Ghanaian Beliefs and Global Health - Roxane Richter - Books - Lexington Books - 9781498523189 - February 27, 2017
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Witchcraft as a Social Diagnosis: Traditional Ghanaian Beliefs and Global Health


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This book examines medical outreach in the condemned witches’ village of Gnani in Ghana, focusing on clashes between traditional beliefs, religious tenets, and contemporary medical science. It analyzes questions of stigmatization to explore how disease, injury, and illness relate to social condition and the dialogue surrounding witchcraft.


168 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white halftones, 2 tables

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released February 27, 2017
ISBN13 9781498523189
Publishers Lexington Books
Pages 168
Dimensions 236 × 159 × 18 mm   ·   430 g
Language English  

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