In this guide to treating chronic back pain, two psychologists team up with a physician to argue that these often disabling aches are caused by stress, muscular tension, and lack of exercise. As they consider the benefits of both alternative therapies and conventional Western medicine, they place emphasis on psychological factors that may ...
This is the first major study of the Nuer based on primary research since Evans-Pritchard's classic Nuer Religion. It is also the first full-length historical study of indigenous African prophets operating outside the context of the world's main religions, and as such builds on Evans-Prichard's pioneering work in promoting collaboration and ...
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark ...
Drawing upon both conventional and alternative medicine, and featuring a step-by-step programme of questionnaires and exercises, the author proposes a revolutionary approach to breaking the cycle of backpain.
The contribitors to this volume argue that any solutions to Africa's ecological problems must be based on a broad understanding of the historical patterns of ecological change and the interactions between human societies and the environment. Using case studies, they explore the anthropological and historical aspects of ecological problems in ...
The purpose of this book is to move towards a clearer understanding of the history of prophets within the region of East Africa, and to give an analytical account of the different forms prophecy has taken over the years from place to place. The book takes a new look at the active dialogue between the prophets and the communities whom they ...
Sudan's post-independence history has been dominated by political and civil strife. Most commentators have attributed the country's recurring civil war to either to an age-old racial divide between "Arabs" and "Africans", or to recent colonially constructed inequalities. This book attempts a more complex analysis, briefly examining the historical, ...
This account of one of the Sudan's remotest provinces provides the historical context for the early classics of British social anthropology. It contains descriptions of local life by some of the first British officials to become conversant in the languages of Dinka, Nuer and Shilluk - at a time when Evans-Pritchard's field- work had only just ...
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