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Discourse, power, and the diagnosis of weaknessarticle 1997 • Wilce, James MacLynn
Bengali • Asia > South Asia
This is a detailed and sometimes theoretical article on the author's experiences as a 'patient' of nonbiomedical practitioners, and an examination of Bangladeshis' encounters with herbalists, exorcists, and diviners which reveal the interactive means...