essay

Medical systems in a Taiwan village: ONG-IA-KONG, the plague god as modern physician

medicine in chinese cultures : comparative studies of health care in chinese and other societies • Washington, D.C. • Published In 1975 • Pages: 115-141

By: Gould-Martin, Katherine.

Abstract
This essay is concerned with the different sorts of problems presented by patients to Chinese secular doctors, sacred doctors, and Western-style doctors. In each case, significant differences exist in a diagnosis and therapeutic procedure. Unlike Western medical practice, which villagers experience impersonally, the cult of ONG-IA-KONG offers solutions to practical and medical problems that fit within a coherent world view shared by villagers.
Subjects
Magical and mental therapy
Shamans and psychotherapists
Medical therapy
Spirits and gods
Magicians and diviners
Congregations
culture
Taiwan Hokkien
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
Asia
Sub Region
East Asia
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
M. A. Marcus
Field Date
No date
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Taipei hsien, P'eng-ts'o li, Taiwan
Notes
Katherine Gould Martin
Includes bibliography
LCSH
Taiwanese