1976
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Levels of medicine in a central Nepali village

  • Blustain, H. S.
  • Summary
The villager in Nepal has ideas about what medicine should be, respect for specialists who can diagnose and cure, and a faith in the basic validity of the system. This paper explores the methods of healing within a village in central Nepal. As can be seen, there are various techniques of curing - herbal, ritual, western - all of which are integrated into a system designed to deal with the problem of illness and pain.
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    Contributions to Nepalese Studies, Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies (CNAS), Tribhuvan University (TU), Kathmandu,Nepal. Volume 3, Special Issue, June 1976 Anthropology, Health, and Development: http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/contributions/pdf/CNAS_03_sp_04.pdf. Digital Himalaya: http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/journals/contributions/index.php?selection=3_2
  • Language:
    English
  • Published Year:
    1976
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