Healing traditions : African medicine, cultural exchange, and competition in South Africa, 1820-1948 / Karen E. Flint.
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TextSeries: New African histories seriesPublication details: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press ; Scottsville, South Africa : University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2008.Description: xiv, 274 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 9780821418499 (hc : alk. paper)
- 0821418491 (hc : alk. paper)
- 9780821418505 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0821418505 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781869141707 (Univ. of KwaZuluNatal Press)
- 1869141709 (Univ. of KwaZuluNatal Press)
- Medicine -- South Africa -- History
- Traditional medicine -- South Africa -- History
- Medicine, African Traditional -- history -- South Africa
- Colonialism -- history -- South Africa
- History, 19th Century -- South Africa
- History, 20th Century -- South Africa
- Missions and Missionaries -- history -- South Africa
- Witchcraft -- history -- South Africa
- 615.8/80968Â 22
- RA418.3.S6Â F65
- WZ 80.5.B5
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| Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAMCAS Library TAMCAS General shelves | RA418.3.S6 F65 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | CAS | A-10878 | |
| TAMCAS Library TAMCAS General shelves | RA418.3.S6 F65 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | CAS | A-10322 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-270) and index.
Healing the body : disease, knowledge, and medical practices in the Zulu kingdom -- Healing the body politic : muthi, healers, and nation building in the Zulu kingdom -- Early African-white encounters : healers, witchcraft, and colonial rule, 1830/91 -- Competition, race, and professionalization : African healers and white medical practitioners, 1891/1948 -- African-Indian encounters and their influence on African therapeutics, 1860/1948.
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