A Failure of Treatment

By Gilbert N. Lewis

Book Overview

This book is a study of a serious illness in a New Guinea village. It records the failure of local treatments and Western medicine, and of a communal ritual to bring a spirit to heal a man; it also shows how cultural beliefs and assumptions may influence events. The author, an anthropologist
and medical doctor, focuses on how those closely involved maintained their hope and beliefs, and how they faced the realization of failure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198234090
• ISBN13: 9780198234098
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 296 Pages