A Reader in Medical Anthropology Theoretical Trajectories, Emergent Realities [Paperback]

A Reader in Medical Anthropology: Theoretical Trajectories, Emergent Realities brings together articles from the key theoretical approaches in the field of medical anthropology as well as related science and technology studies. The editors’ comprehensive introductions evaluate the historical lineages of these approaches and their value in addressing critical problems associated with contemporary forms of illness experience and health care.

• Presents a key selection of both classic and new agenda-setting articles in medical anthropology
• Provides analytic and historical contextual introductions by leading figures in medical anthropology, medical sociology, and science and technology studies
• Critically reviews the contribution of medical anthropology to a new global health movement that is reshaping international health agendas

Acknowledgments ix

About the Editors xiii

Introduction 1

Part I Antecedents 7

Introduction 9

1 Massage in Melanesia 15
W. H. R. Rivers

2 The Notion of Witchcraft Explains Unfortunate Events 18
E. E. Evans-Pritchard

3 Muchona the Hornet, Interpreter of Religion 26
Victor Turner

4 The Ojibwa Self and Its Behavioral Environment 38
Irving A. Hallowell

5 The Charity Physician 47
Rudolf Virchow

6 The Role of Beliefs and Customs in Sanitation Programs 50
Benjamin Paul

7 Introduction to Asian Medical Systems 55
Charles Leslie

8 Medical Anthropology and the Problem of BelielSç