Casting out anger: stress, possession and the everyday in Taita, Kenya

In 1955, Canadian psychiatrist Edward Margetts arrived in Kenya to take up the post of Chief Psychiatrist at Mathari Mental Hospital in Nairobi. Upon his arrival, the doctor was invited most urgently to Taita District with numerous reports and letters indicating that district officers had never seen...

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Autore principale: Mahone, S
Altri autori: Hunt, NR
Natura: Book section
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Duke University Press 2024