X-Rays, Spirits, and Witches: Understanding Health and Illness in Ethnographic Context - Paperback

by Julian M. Murchison (Author)

This book provides a brief, to-the-point book that is grounded in ethnographic research, written expressly for use in medical anthropology courses--that is, structured to highlight concepts and issues typically examined in such classes and to make overt the connections between ethnographic detail and big concepts.

Author Biography

Julian M. Murchison is head of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology at Eastern Michigan University. He has taught a wide range of courses, including Health & Illness, Ethnography of East Africa, and Ethnographic Research & Writing. He has conducted ethnographic research in Tanzania for more than fifteen years. He is the author of Ethnography Essentials (2009).