Sacred healing and biomedicine compared

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Description

Addresses the similarities and differences between sacred healing and biomedicine along several important dimensions that bear on the differential effects of patients' experiences of their treatment.
Concludes with a consideration of contemporary sociocultural forces that have led to the emphasis on the physicians' persona in biomedical practice.

Creator

Kaja Finkler

Source

Medical Anthropology Quarterly. 8.2. June 1994. p. 178-197.
GN296 MAQ NO.2 1994.

Date

1994

Contributor

seah

Format

Article journal

Citation

Kaja Finkler, “Sacred healing and biomedicine compared,” Rimbunan: Pangkalan Data Pengajian Melayu, accessed February 3, 2026, https://rimbunan.nusa.my/rimbun/items/show/15120.

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