Traditional medicine, biomedicine and Christianity in modern Zambia

Africa

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 435-454

  Sugishita, Kaori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRISTIANITY; CHURCH ROLE; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; CULTURAL RELATIONS; CULTURAL TRADITION; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH WORKER; MARGINALIZATION; MODERNITY; RELIGION; STATE ROLE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ZAMBIA;

EID: 73449123035     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: 17500184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/E0001972009000904     Document Type: Article

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