Medical Identities

Medical IdentitiesIllness and misfortune more broadly are ubiquitous; thus, healing roles or professions are also universal. Ironically, however, little attention has been paid to those who heal or promote wellbeing. These come in many different guises: in some societies, healing is highly professional and specialized; in some cases, it is more preventative, in others more interventionist. Based on rich and wide ranging ethnographic data and especially written for this

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few examine how American institutions socialize citizens to participate in the voluntary associations that comprise civil society

all the while walking the fine line between detachment and emotion with agility and grace

particularly their use of mixed and multiple realities

philology (Auerbach)

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Bringing together over forty established and emerging scholars

This chapter introduces seaweed as a potential alternative protein supplement in animal feeds as well as current challenges in its use

The diary of Mircea Eliade