Indigenous Theories of Contagious Disease

Released on by Edward C. Green
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  • Indigenous Theories of Contagious Disease Book Detail

  • Author : Edward C. Green
  • Release Date : 2000-01-01
  • Publisher : Rowman Altamira
  • Genre : Social Science
  • Pages : 312
  • ISBN 13 : 0585189951
  • File Size : 62,62 MB
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Indigenous Theories of Contagious Disease by Edward C. Green PDF Summary

Book Description: Far from being the province of magic, witchcraft, and sorcery, indigenous understanding of contagious disease in Africa and elsewhere in the developing world very often parallels western concepts of germ theory, according to the author. Labeling this 'indigenous contagion theory (ICT),' Green synthesizes the voluminous ethnographic work on tropical diseases and remedies_as well as 20 years of his own studies and interventions on sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, and traditional healers in southern Africa_to demonstrate how indigenous peoples generally conceive of contagious diseases as having naturalistic causes. His groundbreaking work suggests how western medical practitioners can incorporate ICT to better help native peoples control contagious diseases.

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