Author: Rubel, Arthur J.; O'Nell, Carl W.; Collado-Ardon, Rolando.
Title: Susto, a Folk Illness.
Description: Berkeley, CA University of California Press, 1985. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, old price marks. 187 pp. A study of susto, a folk illness widespread throughout Latin America, and associated with a broad array of symptoms. It is considered a sickness caused by the separation of soul and body that is precipitated by a supernatural force. Most studies of culture-bound diseases have relied on descriptive approaches that focus on pathologies derived from medical textbooks. This study takes an interdisciplinary approach, looking for explanations of susto in the interaction of social, physiological and psychological factors. ISBN: 0520076346

Keywords: health, ethnicity, culture-bound diseases, folk illnesses, susto, latin america, south america 0520076346


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