Spirits with Scalpels: The Cultural Biology of Religious Healing in Brazil

by SidneyM.Greenfield (Author)

• New

  Library Binding
  2008

  $167.08

  Presents an ethnography of the complex world of religious healing in Brazil that challenges readers to grapple with the most fundamental concepts of anthropology and cross-cultural experience. This work analyses the complex social, economic, and political landscape of Brazil to understand healing practices that seem to defy medical explanation.

• New

  Paperback
  2009

  $44.78

  Presents an ethnography of the complex world of religious healing in Brazil that challenges readers to grapple with the most fundamental concepts of anthropology and cross-cultural experience. This title analyses the social, economic, and political landscape of Brazil to understand dramatic healing practices that seem to defy medical explanation.