| Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
| Author |
Miller, Kara E.
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| Author's Email Address |
kemille4@gmail.com |
| URN |
etd-11182010-035738 |
| Title |
In Sickness and In Health: Experiencing Medical Spaces in Mbarara (Uganda) |
| Degree |
Master of Arts (M.A.) |
| Department |
Geography & Anthropology |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Brody, Jill |
Committee Member |
| DeLyser, Dydia |
Committee Member |
| Regis, Helen A. |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- medical anthropology
- space
- phenomenology
- the body
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| Date of Defense |
2010-11-03 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
This thesis is a contribution to cross-cultural studies on health and medicine explored through the material and symbolic facets of health care in a region of Southwest Uganda. Research conducted in the healing spaces of Mbarara reflects traditions in the anthropology of the body and brings a lived perspective to conditions of sickness and wellness. By tracing the biographies of treatment spaces, the medical landscape is evaluated in terms of participants’ perceptions, convictions, and knowledge sets. Phenomenological methodology is employed in this exploration of ill states and curative places, which braids concepts and academic work in the areas of medicine, space, and the body.
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