Illness and Healing Among the Sakhalin Ainu

Cambridge University Press, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Light spotting to the spine, and fading to the cloth in places, else a Very Good clean copy.

Paperback / softback. New. Originally published in 1981, this book explores the issue of how a society understands human illness in the absence of a germ theory. This is done through an interpretation of the illness categories and healing practices of the Sakhalin Ainu, a hunting and gathering people resettled in Japan.

Hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Cambridge Univ Pr, 2014. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 262 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches.