Sharing the Burden of Sickness: A History of Healing and Medicine in Accra

by Jonathan Roberts

Book Overview

In Sharing the Burden of Sickness, Jonathan Roberts examines the history of the healing cultures in Accra, Ghana. When people are sick in Accra, they can pursue a variety of therapeutic options. West African traditional healers, spiritual healers from the Islamic and Christian traditions, Western clinical medicine, and an open marketplace of over-the-counter medicine provide ample means to promote healing and preventing sickness. Each of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253057949
• ISBN13: 9780253057945
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher