Kuru Sorcery
Disease and Danger in the New Guinea Highlands
by Shirley Lindenbaum
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher McGraw-Hill College |
Date 1979 |
Price $3.00 |
 Good |
Publisher Notes
Kuru, a fatal neurological disease thought to be transmitted through cannibalism, is examined in the Fore, a New Guinea people afflicted with the disease, who believe it to be caused by sorcery. The author also discusses Fore beliefs about diagnosis and prevention of other diseases.
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