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Transcultural research on health-disease representations and healing practices in Ladakh and Nepal : clinical anthropology.
(Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation / Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation / CAPP)

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Period

Start date : 01/09/1995
End date : 01/09/2005

Project description

Identification of social and individual traditional representations about health and disease (sickness, illness). Description of the different health practices and their effects. Comparative study of these models and techniques with those avalaible in industrial societies. Evaluation of the effects of interaction of traditional/modern practices.(Ladakh 1996, Népal 1997 et 1999).

Project staff

Person(s) in charge
STEICHEN Robert

Researcher(s)
DE NEUTER Patrick, ROISIN Jacques, COLLART Pierre, LEON René, RITU PRASAD GARTOULLA, NAWANG TSERING Shakspo.

Goals (NABS code)

Médecine sociale ( Code 4.7 )
Mutations, relations et conflits sociaux ( Code 8.7 )

Scientific domains (CRef)

Anthropologie culturelle et sociale ( Code 4128 )
Psychologie clinique ( Code 3524 )

Keywords

Representation, Models, Sickness, Illness, Disease, Curation, Healing-practices, Clinical anthropology

Financial resources

Financement de base institutionnel