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Revisiting Usog, Pasma, Kulam

Michael L. Tan

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Description:This book looks at folk illnesses in the Philippines including as the title suggests, usug, pasma, and kulam. Rather than looking at these folk illnesses as "superstitions," Tan explains the broader social and cultural contexts of these concepts. He discusses these illnesses according to their perceived causes, broadly grouping them into three clusters: mystical, personalistic, and naturalistic.Tan uses different social science perspectives to explore the deeper meanings of these illnesses, including their links to social norms, tensions, and conflicts. He emphasizes, too, that far from being static, these folk illnesses continue to evolve, influenced by Western medicine as well as new images surrounding health and illnesses that come with mass media and advertising. Finally, he calls attention to a medical ecological perspective, looking at how our changing relationships with the natural environment also lead to midifications in the folk illnesses.Besides reviewing the extensive social science studies that have been conducted on these folk illnesses, Tan also refers to the more limited, but still significant, biomedical studies that explore some of these illnesses, for example, bangungot, showing that these syndromes often have a physiological basis and need to be recognized by health professionals.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Revisiting Usog, Pasma, Kulam. To get started finding Revisiting Usog, Pasma, Kulam, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: The University of the Philippines Press

Release: 2009

ISBN: 9715425704

Description: This book looks at folk illnesses in the Philippines including as the title suggests, usug, pasma, and kulam. Rather than looking at these folk illnesses as "superstitions," Tan explains the broader social and cultural contexts of these concepts. He discusses these illnesses according to their perceived causes, broadly grouping them into three clusters: mystical, personalistic, and naturalistic.Tan uses different social science perspectives to explore the deeper meanings of these illnesses, including their links to social norms, tensions, and conflicts. He emphasizes, too, that far from being static, these folk illnesses continue to evolve, influenced by Western medicine as well as new images surrounding health and illnesses that come with mass media and advertising. Finally, he calls attention to a medical ecological perspective, looking at how our changing relationships with the natural environment also lead to midifications in the folk illnesses.Besides reviewing the extensive social science studies that have been conducted on these folk illnesses, Tan also refers to the more limited, but still significant, biomedical studies that explore some of these illnesses, for example, bangungot, showing that these syndromes often have a physiological basis and need to be recognized by health professionals.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Revisiting Usog, Pasma, Kulam. To get started finding Revisiting Usog, Pasma, Kulam, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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