Encountering illness : local kowledge, institutions and the science of healthcare practices among the Chuktia Bhunjia Tribe of Odisha, India

This paper documents local knowledge-based healthcare practices of Chuktia Bhunjia tribe of Odisha, India, and attempts to ascertain the socio-cultural rationale explaining its persistence against escalating modern healthcare facilities. Focusing on the coexistence of culture, ecology and healthcare...

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Published in:Journal of Asian and African studies 58(2023), 7, Seite 1349-1372
Main Authors: Sabar, Bhubaneswar (Author, VerfasserIn)
Midya, Dipak K. (VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Online Resource Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
Subjects:
Indien
Odisha
Online Access:lizenzpflichtig
Related Items:Enthalten in: Journal of Asian and African studies
Author Notes:Bhubaneswar Sabar and Dipak K. Midya
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