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Role of the margidjbu (traditional healer) in western Arnhem Land
Author(s) -
Soong Foong San
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1983.tb136170.x
Subject(s) - western medicine , ethnology , geography , health care , sociology , medicine , alternative medicine , political science , pathology , traditional chinese medicine , law
Traditional healers are still highly regarded and active in Arnhem Land. Their practices are a logical consequence of the traditional health beliefs of the people. Even though certain health beliefs have changed since contact with the Western health care system, the sociomedical theory of disease is still strongly held by the people, including Aboriginal health workers.