Substance and materiality? the archaeology of Talensi medicine shrines and medicinal practices

Anthropology and Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 181-203

  Insoll, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

archaeology; ethnography; healing; medicine; shrines; substances; Talensi

Indexed keywords

MATERIA MEDICA;

ARCHEOLOGY; ETHNOGRAPHY; HEALING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RITUAL;

ARCHAEOLOGY; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GHANA; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RELIGION AND MEDICINE;

EID: 79961186843     PISSN: 13648470     EISSN: 14692910     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13648470.2011.591196     Document Type: Review

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