Plural Medical Systems In The Horn Of Africa: The Legacy Of Sheikh Hippocrates / Edition 1

by Leendert Jan Slikkerveer

Overview

First Published in 1990.This study is an important landmark in our understanding of the complexities of pluralistic medical systems. It is an unusual study as it provides an overview of the indigenous Oromo and Amhara, the regional Greaco-Arabic, and the cosmopolitan health systems in the Horn of Africa, using a variety of approaches and methodologies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780710302038
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/05/1990
Series:	Monographs from the African Studies Cent Series
Pages:	358
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION II: THEORETICAL ORIENTATlON AND ANALYTICAL MODEL CHAPTER III: ETHIOPIA AND THE HORN OF AFRICA CHAPTER IV: BABILE, COMMUNITY LIFE IN THE HIGHLANDS CHAPTER V: THE PLURAL MEDICAL SYSTEM IN BABILE CHAPTER VI: PATTERNS OF HEALTH CARE CHAPTER VII: CHOICE OF THERAPY: ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION CHAPTER VIII: CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS