Tibetan and Himalayan Library - THL

THL Title Text
THL Resource: Yes
Title: Saano Dumre Revisited: Changing Models of Illness in a Village of Central Nepal
Language of title: English
Author/Creator: Dave Beine
One Sentence Summary: This article, which is based on field research conducted in Saano Dumre in 1999, examines the apparent changes that have taken place since Harvey Blustain published a landmark medical anthropological study concerning that area.

Description: The article traces the history of medical anthropology in Nepal. The article says that Harvey Blustain published an article introducing the various levels of medicine in the central Nepali village of Sano Dumre, which is a landmark and foundation for Nepali medical anthropology. This article, which is based on field research conducted in Saano Dumre in 1999, examines the apparent changes that have taken place during ensuing years. The article discusses the changing models of illness in a village of central Nepal. It discusses transferable and non-transferable diseases and their treatment and home remedies. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2006-10-09)

Publisher Place: Kirtipur, Nepal
Publisher: Center for Nepal and Asian Studies
Normalized publisher place: Kathmandu
Publisher country: Nepal
Publisher URL: http://www.cnastu.org.np/
Published Date: 2001-07
URL: http://www.thlib.org/static/reprints/contributions/CNAS_28_02_02.pdf
Classification: Tibetan and Himalayan -- Journals -- Journals Focused on Regions -- Nepal -- Contributions to Nepalese Studies -- (2001) Vol. 28, no. 2
Cultural Coverage: Nepal
Language: English
Source: Contributions to Nepalese Studies
Source Editor: Tirtha Prasad Mishra
Source Type: Journal
Source Volume: 28
Source Number: 2
Source Page Numbers: 155-185
ISBN/ISSN: 3767574

Means of availability: Available online as a PDF within the Tibetan & Himalayan Library's bibliographic database.

Format: Online resource
Print media (print or manuscript)
Media type: text
Resource Type: Article
Digital Encoding: pdf
Release Flag: OK for viewing
Date Of Record Creation: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Date Last Modified: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Cumulative Rating: this resource has a 1 star rating
Resource Comments

(no comments available yet for this resource)

 
Copyright THL 1999-Present   |   Comments, Suggestions, Feedback? Use our feedback form.

Loading...