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  • Module 6 - Disease and Healing

  • Stephen Henry Fox, University of Hawaii
  • Book:
    Facing Death Across Cultures
    Published online:
    20 February 2025
    Print publication:
    27 February 2025, pp 89-114

  • Summary

    Module 6 presents various ways in which cultures understand, describe, and explain illness. These conceptualizations are based in cultural ontologies and epistemologies, affecting how people communicate about illnesses and their expectations for treatment and outcomes. Indigenous and shamanic traditions are presented.