Hand Trembling, Frenzy Witchcraft, and Moth Madness: A Study of Navajo Seizure Disorders by Levy, Jerrold E.

Hand Trembling, Frenzy Witchcraft, and Moth Madness: A Study of Navajo Seizure Disorders (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780816515721)

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Hand Trembling, Frenzy Witchcraft, and Moth Madness: A Study of Navajo Seizure Disorders by Levy, Jerrold E.

Hand Trembling, Frenzy Witchcraft, and Moth Madness: A Study of Navajo Seizure Disorders

$24.95
Hand Trembling, Frenzy Witchcraft, and Moth Madness: A Study of Navajo Seizure Disorders by Levy, Jerrold E.

Hand Trembling, Frenzy Witchcraft, and Moth Madness: A Study of Navajo Seizure Disorders

$24.95
Format: Paperback
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According to traditional Navajo belief, seizures are the result of sibling incest, sexual witchcraft, or possession by a supernatural spirit--associations that have kept such disorders from being known outside Navajo families. This new study is concerned with discovering why the Navajos have accorded seizures such importance and determining their meaning in the larger context of Navajo culture. The book is based on a 14-year study of some 40 Navajo patients and on an epidemiological survey among the Navajos and among three Pueblo tribes.

Author: Jerrold E. Levy,Raymond Neutra,Dennis Parker
ISBN-10: 0816515727
ISBN-13: 9780816515721
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1988
Pages: 196
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.58h x 5.48w x 0.56d
By Jerrold E. Levy
By Jerrold E. Levy
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Jerrold E. Levy is a professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Arizona whose special interest has been Indian health problems. Raymond Neutra is the chief of the Epidemiological Studies and Surveillance Section, California Department of Health. Dennis Parker (1912-1984) was a Navajo who devoted much of his life to promoting better health for his people.

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