Those Who Touch by Susan Rasmussen
Examines the female-dominated practice of herbalism in the seminomadic Muslim communities of Tuareg. This book takes the reader into this world of medicine women through interviews, guided conversations, life histories, illustrative case studies, and the words of the healers and their patients.Highly recommended.. sure to become the authoritative ethnography of a unique and impressive healing tradition.
* AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW *Packed with rich and valuable ethnographic material. This is a valuable and provocative ethnography that merits the attention of medical and psychological anthropologists, as well as anthropologists of religion and gender.
* Ethos *The author has intimate knowledge of two generations of [medicine] women, the kind of knowledge unavailable to most anthropologists. The book's strength rests in the quality and quantity of its data.
* Choice *Susan J. Rasmussen is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Houston and the author of The Poetics and Politics of Tuareg Aging, Spirit Possession and Personhood among the Kel Ewey Tuareg, and Healing in Community.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780875806105 |
| ISBN 10 | 0875806104 |
| Title | Those Who Touch |
| Author | Susan Rasmussen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornell University Press |
| Year published | 2006-04-05 |
| Number of pages | 246 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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