Claiming power through hardship: Initiation narratives of Palestinian traditional women healers in Israel

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1807-1816

  Popper Giveon, Ariela ^a   Ventura, Jonathan ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Initiation; Israel; Israeli Palestinians; Traditional healing; Women healers

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WOMENS STATUS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADULT; ARABS; CAREER CHOICE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ISRAEL; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MENTAL HEALING;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 54549096754     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.09.013     Document Type: Article

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