Indigenous Medicine among the Bedouin in the Middle East / Aref Abu-Rabia.
Modern medicine has penetrated Bedouin tribes in the course of rapid urbanization and education, but when serious illnesses strike, particularly in the case of incurable diseases, even educated people turn to traditional medicine for a remedy. Over the course of 30 years, the author gathered data on...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Berghahn Books,
2015.
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| Online Access: | Click for online access |
| Summary: | Modern medicine has penetrated Bedouin tribes in the course of rapid urbanization and education, but when serious illnesses strike, particularly in the case of incurable diseases, even educated people turn to traditional medicine for a remedy. Over the course of 30 years, the author gathered data on traditional Bedouin medicine among pastoral-nomadic, semi-nomadic, and settled tribes. Based on interviews with healers, clients, and other active participants in treatments, this book will contribute to renewed thinking about a synthesis between traditional and modern medicine ' to their reciprocal enrichment. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 216 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-210) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781782386902 1782386904 |