Rational Myths and Mythical Rationalities in Rural Articulations of Illness: A theoretical overview and case study of Mbulu-Hanang, northern Tanzania, Circa 1900 to the Present

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dc.contributor.authorLawi, Yusufu Q.
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-18T12:03:52Z
dc.date.available2016-03-18T12:03:52Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractThat local narratives and oral discourses constitute important source materials for the reconstruction of histories of illness and healing in rural Africa is a widely accepted fact. What continues to attract much discussion in the humanities and social sciences, however, is the question of how such narratives relate to the reality they articulate, and whether knowledge implied in popular oral articulations generally has any efficacy to talk of. These concerns are by no means new. Yet their relevance persists, partly because of the need to continue the battle for theoretical clarity and partly because the varying positions in the debate have profound policy implicationsen_US
dc.identifier.citationLawi, Y. Q. 2004. “Rational Myths and Mythical Rationalities in Rural Articulations of Illness: A theoretical overview and case study of Mbulu-Hanang, northern Tanzania, Circa 1900 to the Present” in Yusufu Lawi and Bertram Mapunda, History of Diseases and Healing in Africa: Proceedings of a workshop held at the University of Dar es Salaam on 20th December 2003, (GeGCA-NUFU/IKR, February 2005).en_US
dc.identifier.isbn9976 91 1 76 9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1146
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Dar es Salaamen_US
dc.subjectRational Mythsen_US
dc.subjectMythical Rationalitiesen_US
dc.subjectRural Articulationsen_US
dc.subjectIllnessen_US
dc.subjecttheoretical overviewen_US
dc.subjectMbulu-Hanangen_US
dc.subjectNorthern Tanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectCircaen_US
dc.subject1900en_US
dc.titleRational Myths and Mythical Rationalities in Rural Articulations of Illness: A theoretical overview and case study of Mbulu-Hanang, northern Tanzania, Circa 1900 to the Presenten_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US
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