Indigenous Health Practices Among the People of North East India [Hardcover]
Language: English
Published by Kalpaz Publications, 2018
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Language: English. ABOUT THE BOOK: The impressive collection of papers accommodated in this volume offers a snapshot only through nineteen research contributions covering different issues related to indigenous health practices from different ethnic groups of North East India. The topics covered in the present treatise include indigenous notions of health care, healer and healing practices; ethno medicinal, ethnobotanical and ethnozoological knowledge; childrearing and pregnancy care practices etc., prevailed in North East India. The compilation would provide a better understanding towards the key determinants of the health and wellbeing of the indigenous people in the context of public health. The book will be of extremely stimulus and serve as useful reference material for researchers, policy makers, and consultants in the field of health studies. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Sarthak Sengupta received his M.Sc (1977) and Ph.D (1983) degrees in Anthropology from Dibrugarh and Gauhati University respectively. He also worked with the Anthropological Survey of India, Government of India and North Eastern Hill University, Shillong for quite some time and conducted intensive field studies among diverse tribes and castes in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Uttar Pradesh. Professor Sengupta in all has about 265 research articles published in various reputed national and international professional journals besides several chapters in edited volumes. Moreover, he has to his own credit nineteen wellknitted books on North East Indian tribes. He has mentored ten number of Ph. Ds and completed several major research projects being sponsored by U.G.C.; ICSSR; DST; ICMR; Indian Tea Board etc. Professor Sengupta is associated with many Indian Universities in the matters of Post Graduate education in Anthropology. He is an active life and executive member of several professional anthropological bodies and member of editorial boards of Journal of Human Ecology , New Delhi; The Anthropologist, New Delhi; The Indian Journal of Anthropology, West Bengal; Bulletin of the Department of Anthropology, Dibrugarh University; Vision NE, Lakhimpur, Assam. Dr. Sengupta is at present Professor, Department of Anthropology; and Director (i/c), Centre for North East Studies, Dibrugarh University, Assam. His current research interest are genetical demography, globin gene distribution, population genetics, biosocial studies, diet and nutrition, indigenous health practices and disadvantaged tribal population groups of North East India. CONTENTS: List of Tables . 11 Preface . 13 Acknowledgements . 17 List of Contributors. 19 1. Indigenous Knowledge System VisàVis Tribal Health Practices . 21 R. K. Kar Traditional Knowledge System Indigenous Health Practices Ethnomedicine References. 2. Revisiting the Domain of Ethnomedicine: Some Issues and Methods . 29 C. J. Sonowal Components in Ethno Medicine Importance of Combining Ethnomedicine and Biosciences Anthropology of Health: Positivist and Interpretive Dichotomy The Biocultural Nature of Ethnomedicine Importance of Investigation on Health and Treatment Seeking Behaviour Investigating Treatment Seeking Behaviour The Health Belief Model (HBM) The Healthcare Utilisation Model Research Questions Focused Ethnographic Study (FES) Method Use of Theoretical Sampling References. 3. Crosscultural Comparison of Ethnozoological Treatments among the Tribes of North East India . 45 Haobijam Vokendro Singh Introduction Ethnozoological Treatment among the Tribes of North East India Conclusion References. 4. Indigenous Knowledge Base for Development of Green Manufacturing and Cost Effective Healthcare . 55 Nikhil K Sachan, Seema Pushkar, and S.K. Ghosh Introduction Drug Delivery Enhanced Products in Healthcare Market Concept and Methodology Results and Discussions Conclusions References. 5. Ethnomedicinal Practices among the Karbis of Assam . 67 Melody Seb Rengma, S.…
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- Indigenous Health Practices Among the People of North East India [Hardcover]
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- Sarthak Sengupta
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- Kalpaz Publications
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- 2018
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- Hardcover
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- English
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- 9351282430
- ISBN 13
- 9789351282433
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