The Huli response to illness

摘要: Dr Frankel's study of the rapid transformation traditional medical care among Huli New Guinea by Western treatments strikingly combines methods social anthropology and epidemiology. Until 1950s used only their own form therapy, including symptomatic treatments, specialist surgery major ritual intended to enlist support spirits. Since then, superficially at least, there has been a rejection many measures corresponding enthusiasm for underpinned Christianity. The Response Illness analyses rich network belief relating classification causation illness, patterns disease, historical experience, organisation society. methodological approach presented is notable not pluralism, but also examining conditions which may influence responses programmes health improvement. as whole integrates material conventionally divided between anthropological texts powerfully demonstrates limitations this separation.