Medicine, Magic and Religion

In this classic work, the author introduced the then revolutionary idea that indigenous practices are indeed rational, when viewed in terms of religious beliefs

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Main Author: Rivers, William H. R. 1864-1922 (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Hoboken Taylor and Francis 2001
In:Year: 2001
Edition:2nd ed
Series/Journal:Routledge classics v.35
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505 8 |a Preliminaries; PREFACE; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; INDEX; 
505 8 |a Cover; Medicine, Magic and Religion: The Fitzpatrick Lectures Delivered Before the Royal College of Physicians of London in 1915 and 1916; Copyright; Preface; Note to Second Edition; Chapter 1; Methods of Inquiry; Definition of the Social Processes; Concept of Disease by Various Peoples; Beliefs as to Causation of Disease; Disease or Injury Ascribed to Magic; Disease Ascribed to Object or Influence Projected into Victim's Body; Disease Attributed to Abstraction of Part of Body or Soul; Magical Action on Separated Part of Victim's Body or Touched Object 
505 8 |a Treatment: Magical or Religious Nature of RitesConcrete Nature of Beliefs Underlying the Rites; Chapter 2; Processes of Diagnosis and Prognosis; Disease Attributed to Infraction of Taboo; The Religious Element; Religious Character Acquired by Magical Process; Independent Occurrence of Disease; Variety in Leechcraft; Differentiation of Leech from Priest; Epidemic Disease; Relations of Economical and Juridical Nature; The Part Played by Suggestion; Rationality of the Leechcraft; Chapter 3; Evolution of Social Customs and Institutions; Independent Evolution 
505 8 |a Transmission as a Factor in Human CultureRelations of Medicine, Magic, and Religion in Various Countries; Australia; Polynesia; Indonesia; India; China and Japan; Africa; America; Similarity in Views on Causation and Treatment of Disease; Consideration of Rival Views; Two Widely Differing Beliefs in Causation of Disease; Remedies of the "Domestic" Order; Origin of Above Practices; Chapter 4; Methods of Solving the Problems; The Importance Attached to Numbers; The Criterion of Common Distribution; Some Difficulties Met with; Formulation of Guiding Principle 
505 8 |a Factors Affecting Success or Failure of Transplanted Elements of CultureModification of Practices After Introduction; Examples Suggested as Modifications of Transmitted Practices; Blood-Letting; Massage; Sweat-Baths; Circumcision and Sub-Incision; Some Points Raised in Relation to Distribution of Customs; Scantiness of Available Evidence; History and Evolution; Complex Nature of the Process; The Influence of Cultural Mixture on Progress; The Effect on Medicine of Mixture of Cultures; The Relations Between Medicine and Religion; Chapter 5; Mind and Medicine; Index 
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