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Nomadic Women's Health Practice

Islamic Belief and Medical Care among Kel Alhafra Tuareg in Mali

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Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: 8857DQ2
EAN: 9783796527449
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Sprache
  • Englisch
Autor
    Thema
    • Medizin: Allgemein
    Zielgruppe
    • A study of health concepts and illness perceptions among Kel Alhafra Tuareg in Mali The recent past has brought political isolation and marginalization to the Kel Alhafra Tuareg in Mali. Religious values are being reassessed in order to stabilize their collective Islamic identity. At the same time
    • however
    • an opposite process of rationalization is taking place where attitudes towards the body are changing
    • where a general mechanization in everyday life and a thirst for Western medical knowledge are increasing
    • and an ostensive conflict between religious and rational influences is occurring. In the context of these dynamics
    • the present study shows the changes of health
    • help-seeking behavior
    • and medical care of a superficially radicalized Islamic community with one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world. With specific regard to women and children
    • intimate conversations between women grant rare insight to diseases and experiences that effect the female life cycle. The interdisciplinary work of t
    Auflage
    • 1
    Erscheinungsjahr
    • 2012
    Erscheinungsland
    • Schweiz
    Format
    • Buch (Softcover)
    Detailformat
    • Softcover
    Anzahl Seiten
    • 304