Medicines and the embodiment of substances among pogoro catholics, southern tanzania

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 485-498

  Green, Maia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0009276127     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3034899     Document Type: Article

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