Kuru, a fatal neurological disease thought to be transmitted through cannibalism, is examined in the Fore, a New Guinea people afflicted with the disease, who believe it to be caused by sorcery. The author also discusses Fore beliefs about diagnosis and prevention of other diseases.
Kuru Sorcery: Disease and Danger in the New Guinea Highlands (Explorations in World Ethnology)
Brand: Mayfield Publishing Company
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Brand: Mayfield Publishing Company
Kuru Sorcery: Disease and Danger in the New Guinea Highlands (Explorations in World Ethnology)
- UPC:
- 9780874843620
- Maximum Purchase:
- 2 units
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 1978-10-01
- Author:
- Shirley Lindenbaum
- Language:
- english
- Edition:
- 1st
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