Kuru Sorcery: Disease and Danger in the New Guinea Highlands
Shirley Lindenbaum
174 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0874843626
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Language: English
Publish: 276073200000
Kuru, a fatal neurological disease thought to be transmitted through cannibalism, is examined in the Fore, a New Guinea people afflicted with the disease, who believe it to be caused by sorcery. The author also discusses Fore beliefs about diagnosis and prevention of other diseases.