In the contribution attention is paid to the development of an anthropological and comparative study of the patient-doctor encounter. The conflictual relationship which comes into being in the negotiation of the reality bringing them together is explored through the differing perspectives and backgrounds each participant brings to the encounter. Further considerations are then proposed in terms of alternative epistemologies elaborated by non-Western medical systems, with particular reference to the Naxi people living in Yunnan province whose culture understands the body as a "microcosm" of the universe and pathological conditions cannot be situated in mind or body alone. The nature of the relationship between layman and practitioner in the context of Naxi culture is discussed and cross-cultural analysis developed.
Aetiology of Disease and the Process of Divination: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Reality Negotiation in the Biomedical Context and Among the Naxi People in Yunnan Province
Cristiana Turini
2018-01-01
Abstract
In the contribution attention is paid to the development of an anthropological and comparative study of the patient-doctor encounter. The conflictual relationship which comes into being in the negotiation of the reality bringing them together is explored through the differing perspectives and backgrounds each participant brings to the encounter. Further considerations are then proposed in terms of alternative epistemologies elaborated by non-Western medical systems, with particular reference to the Naxi people living in Yunnan province whose culture understands the body as a "microcosm" of the universe and pathological conditions cannot be situated in mind or body alone. The nature of the relationship between layman and practitioner in the context of Naxi culture is discussed and cross-cultural analysis developed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
