ANTH 1120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Thermal Power Stations In Russia And Soviet Union, Naturopathy, Strai
15 Feb 2017
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North american society: the human body is invaded by a virus/bacteria. Other societies: may believe it is a cause of witchcraft, magic, soul loss, can be about connections with lands. Social reasons are often said to be the cause of these. Witchcraft (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:374)e(cid:272)ted (cid:449)ith people"s relatio(cid:374)ships (cid:449)ith ea(cid:272)h other. Have to stay on top of social norms. Try to find out what the victim did wrong. Diviners try to figure out why the disease has affected the patient. Soul detaching from body is an illness. Symptoms: restlessness, no appetite, disinterest, introversion, etc. Healer is the one who makes the diagnosis. Susto (latin american example) the cause is stressful social events. A view of disease in which it is assumed that illness is caused by tensions or conflicts in social relations. Need to treat the sour(cid:272)es of (cid:862)so(cid:272)ial strai(cid:374)(cid:863) Examples: death of family/friends, stress of moving, etc. can all be causes. More affordable but may increase dependence on technology.
