ANTH 2423 Study Guide - Urban Legend, Traditional Medicine, Pimple
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Life cycle beliefs events in a person"s life cycle (transistions) that influence beliefs (e. g. birth, coming of age, courtship, marriage, death) Divinations things that predict the future (superstitions, horoscopes, etc. ) Believed to be a gift from god, and as such a traiteur cannot charge for the treatment. Medical beliefs and practices derived primarily through oral traditional processes rather than from printed texts or formal academic or clinical training. Learned and practiced outside society"s official medical establishment, and largely outside its regulations. Folklife scholar don yoder (1965) proposed two branches: Remedies made of plants, animal products, and mineral substances. Based on ancient principles of healing, often overlaid by christian practices and beliefs. Teas made of plant or animal products (manure) Use of flour, sugar, cobwebs, gunpowder, or dirt to staunch bleeding. *in practice, this is a false dichotomy because . Natural remedies are often accompanied by prayers or charms. Magical rules dictate collection and use of medicinal plants.
