"I choose life" : contemporary medical and religious practices in the Navajo world / Maureen Trudelle Schwarz.

Author/creator Schwarz, Maureen Trudelle, 1952-
Format Book
Publication InfoNorman : University of Oklahoma Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxi, 380 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesNew directions in Native American studies ; v. 2
New directions in Native American studies v. 2. ^A792259
Contents Groundings -- Christianity, biomedicine, and the Native American church -- The politics and language of well-being -- Sources of pathosis -- The exchange of life substances -- Surgery and disposal of body parts -- Transplants -- Closing thoughts.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 347-369) and index.
LCCN 2008002278
ISBN9780806139418 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0806139412 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780806139616 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0806139617 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks E 99.N3 S3577 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold