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174 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780874843620
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Mayfield Publishing Company
Publication date: Not specified
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Kuru, a fatal neurological disease thought to be transmitted through cannibalism, is examined in the Fore, a New Guinea people afflicted with the disease, who believe it to be caused by sorcery. The author also discusses Fore beliefs about diagnos...
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174 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780874843620
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Mayfield Publishing Company
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Kuru, a fatal neurological disease thought to be transmitted through cannibalism, is examined in the Fore, a New Guinea people afflicted with the disease, who believe it to be caused by sorcery. The author also discusses Fore beliefs about diagnos...
Community Reviews
Content Warnings