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Book SynopsisCulture, Religion, and Ethnomedicine discusses various interdependencies between culture, religion, and health with a concentration on Tibetan culture. Igor Pietkiewicz uses an example of the Tibetans in exile to explain how culture affects illness behavior, including perception of sickness and treatment methods, as well as the choice of an appropriate cure. The book also touches upon the problem of migration and various risk factors associated with adjustment of ethnic minorities in a host country. It elaborates on the issues not limited to a single refugee community, but universal in a world that is becoming a global village. Students planning to do qualitative research in social sciences will find this book valuable. Students can learn how to select data and get information about data sources, analysis, and management from the chapter on qualitative research methodology. This book will also be helpful to health practitioners who treat individuals representing other cultures as well
Trade ReviewI can highly recommend this book to all those who wish to deepen their knowledge of medical anthropology and get a better understanding of phenomena that can be observed in cross-cultural psychiatry, counseling, or nursing. -- Bogdan de Barbaro, M.D., professor of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University
An inspiring and valuable account of how culture shapes collective and individual understanding of health problems, decision-making regarding seeking help, and utilization of specific coping strategies in ethnic minority groups. The information presented here gives more insight into numerous factors that should be considered when providing healthcare services in a cross-cultural context. This outstanding ethnographic account is also a significant contribution to the field of "urgent anthropology" that documents indigenous peoples and cultures that are threatened by the globalization process. I highly recommend it as a handbook to supplement courses in medical anthropology, psychology of religion, ethnicity, and cross-cultural psychiatry, counseling, or nursing. -- Halina Grzymala-Moszczynska Ph.D., professor of Psychology, Institute of Religious Studies, Jagiellonian University
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Chapter One: Tibetan Culture, Religion, and Acculturation Chapter 3 Chapter Two: Health and Illness Behaviors Chapter 4 Chapter Three: Religion and Health Chapter 5 Chapter Four: Tibetan Buddhism in Tibet and in Exile Chapter 6 Chapter Five: The Traditional Tibetan System of Medicine in Tibet and in Exile Chapter 7 Chapter Six: Empirical Research Chapter 8 Chapter Seven: Presenting and Analyzing the Qualitative Data Chapter 9 Chapter Eight: Discussion and Conclusions
