SOAN 255 - Medicine,Healing,And Culture

Institution:

Lewis & Clark College

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Description:

Heath Content: Culturally patterned ways of dealing with misfortune, sickness, and death. Ideas of health and personhood, systems of diagnosis and explanation, techniques of healing ranging from treatment of physical symptoms to metaphysical approaches such as shamanism and faith healing. Non-Western and Western traditions. Prerequisite: Sociology/Anthropology 100 or 110, and sophomore standing; or consent of instructor. Taught: Alternate years, 4 semester credits.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lclark.edu/

Phone Number:

(503) 768-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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