ANTHR 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Islamic Fundamentalism, Spirit Possession, Salem Witch Trials
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Health absence of a disease and infirmity as well as the presence of physical, mental, and social well-being. Ethnomedicine local systems of health and healing rooted in culturally specific norms and values. Ethnopharmacology documentation and description of the local use of natural substances in healing remedies and practices. Critical medical anthropology an approach to the study of health and illness that analyzes the impact of inequality and stratification within systems of power on individual and group health outcomes. Religion a set of beliefs and rituals based on a unique vision of how the world ought to be, often focused on a supernatural power and lived out in community. Religion helps humans cope with these social problems. Religion is a part of all cultures. Martyr a person who sacrifices his or her life for the sake of his or her religion. Saint an individual considered exceptionally close to god and who is then exalted.
