Curing a Brain Tumor with High Tech Operations and the Help of Spirits: The Appropriation of Biomedicine among the Dayak Benuaq

This article analyses the appropriation of biomedicine among the Dayak Benuaq in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Taking the successful curing of a brain tumour as an example, I show how biomedicine is creatively intertwined with indigenous, animist healing practices in order to cure the patient comprehe...

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Autor principal: Michaela Haug
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Publicado: Université de Provence 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/652eda2b9d134de6b6143ac08b0fc9a8
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