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Hadza conceptions of health and disease
One day symposium on attitudes to health and disease amonf some East African tribes • Kampala, Uganda • Published In 1959 • Pages: 89-94
By: Woodburn, James.
Abstract
This report examines Hadza concepts of health and disease. Analysis of linguistic data and traditional healing practices shows that the main cause of illness is believed to be transgression of taboos related to hunting and meat sharing. Bodily traumas are an exception, attributed to actual causes such as falling from a tree, attack by wild animals, etc. Remedies include treating wounds with medicinal plants and by burning.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2019
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2018
- Field Date
- 1958-1959
- Coverage Date
- 1958-1959
- Coverage Place
- Lake Eyasi area, Tanzania
- Notes
- J. C. Woodburn
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCSH
- Hatsa (African people)