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Raising the dust :

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9789811084195

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9789811084201

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981108419X

Title Proper

Raising the dust :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

tracking traditional medicine in the south of Malawi /

First Statement of Responsibility

Theresa Jones.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Singapore :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Palgrave Macmillan,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2018]

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (XIII, 365 pages) :

Other Physical Details

16 illustrations

Text of Note

Chapter One: Unwrapping -- Chapter Two: Methodology -- Chapter Three: Traditional Medical Practice -- Chapter Four: Women's Knowledge, Women's Work -- Chapter Five: Community Relationships -- Chapter Six: Footprints, Pedals and Pathways -- Chapter Seven: The Market -- Chapter Eight: The State of the Biosphere Reserve -- Chapter Nine: Theoretical Reflections -- Chapter Ten: Wrapping Up.

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Text of Note

Raising the Dust explores the relationship between human and ecological health through the lens of African traditional medicine, as practiced in the south of Malawi. The book employs an ethnographic methodology using the primary methods of semi-structured interviews and participant observation. The fieldwork for the research was conducted in the Mulanje Mountain Biosphere and the findings are presented as a narrative exploration of insider and outsider positions, in this context. The conceptual framework for the book encompasses a broad range of ecological ideas, focussing mainly on traditional ecological knowledge and radical ecology. The holistic theoretical framework for the book emerges in a grounded way from out of the fieldwork experience. The book is written in plain language and will appeal to anyone interested in holistic health outlooks, particularly cross-cultural health and wellbeing narratives.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

00676990

Stock Number

9789811084195

International Standard Book Number

9789811084195

Traditional medicine-- Malawi-- Southern Region.

Alternative medicine.

Ethnology.

Medical anthropology.

Social sciences.

PSXM

SOC002020

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Edition

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Book number

Jones, Theresa

Date of Transaction

20200823222618.0

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[Book]

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