Medicine, Healing and Performance

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Ailments & Diseases, Diseases, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
Cover of the book Medicine, Healing and Performance by Effie Gemi-Iordanou, Stephen Gordon, Robert Matthew, Ellen McInnes, Oxbow Books
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Author: Effie Gemi-Iordanou, Stephen Gordon, Robert Matthew, Ellen McInnes ISBN: 9781782971689
Publisher: Oxbow Books Publication: February 13, 2014
Imprint: Oxbow Books Language: English
Author: Effie Gemi-Iordanou, Stephen Gordon, Robert Matthew, Ellen McInnes
ISBN: 9781782971689
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Publication: February 13, 2014
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Language: English

Whether it is the binding of shattered bones or the creation of herbal remedies, human agency is a central feature of the healing process. Both archaeological and anthropological research has contributed much to our understanding of the performative aspects of medicine. The papers contained in this volume, based on a session conducted at the 2010 Theoretical Archaeology Conference, take a multi-disciplinary approach to the topic, addressing such issues as the cultural conception of disease; the impact of gender roles on healing strategies; the possibilities afforded by syncretism; the relationship between material culture and the body; and the role played by the active agency of the sick.

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Whether it is the binding of shattered bones or the creation of herbal remedies, human agency is a central feature of the healing process. Both archaeological and anthropological research has contributed much to our understanding of the performative aspects of medicine. The papers contained in this volume, based on a session conducted at the 2010 Theoretical Archaeology Conference, take a multi-disciplinary approach to the topic, addressing such issues as the cultural conception of disease; the impact of gender roles on healing strategies; the possibilities afforded by syncretism; the relationship between material culture and the body; and the role played by the active agency of the sick.

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