Review on the book of Z. Grzywacz “Traditional Kazakh medicine in change” (summary)

Authors

  • Propisnova E.O. Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, RAS

Keywords:

traditional Kazakh medicine, baqsi, healing, islam

Abstract

In the reviewed book “Traditional Kazakh medicine in change” the author reviews and analyzes roots, traditions and the current state of traditional Kazakh medicine. The author is young Polish researcher Zusanna Grzywacz, who ran a 7 months field study in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Author Biography

  • Propisnova E.O., Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, RAS

    Education: 

    • Tomsk State University, Department of History
    • Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University), Master’s degree programme

    Current employment, position: 

    • Post-graduate student at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology RAS,
    • Group of Medical Anthropology.

     

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Published

2021-02-05

Issue

2011 — No. 2 (2)

Section

SCIENCE / Reviews