Health in a fragile state : science, sorcery, and spirit in the Lower Congo / John M. Janzen.
Janzen, John M., author.; ProQuest (Firm)
2019
RA552.C75 J36 2019
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Title
Health in a fragile state : science, sorcery, and spirit in the Lower Congo / John M. Janzen.
Author
Janzen, John M., author.
ISBN
9780299325138 (electronic book)
029932513X (electronic book)
9780299325008
0299325008
Published
Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2019]
Copyright
©2019
Language
English
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1 online resource.
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RA552.C75 J36 2019
Dewey Decimal Classification
362.1096751
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
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Africa and the diaspora.
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Introduction
PART I: A history of population and disease in the Lower Congo
Population decline and rise
Postcolonial population and disease trends
Part II: The social reproduction of health
Health in household, family, and clan
Public health and health care institutions, reconfigured
Rejoicing in our bodies: popular meanings of health
Part II: The legitimation of power and knowledge
Dumuna: creating authority from below
Science, sorcery, and spirit
Legitimation and disease control
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index.

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