lindenbaum 1979: kuru sorcery
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Lindenbaum 1979: Kuru Sorcery. Research among the Fore by Sherley Lindenbaum in the 1960s in South Fore, Papua New Guinea. Western views. First: psychosomatic phenomenon, directly associated with the threat of fear of what was believed to be an attack of sorcery. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Lindenbaum 1979: Kuru Sorcery
Research among the Fore by Sherley Lindenbaum in the 1960s in South Fore,
Papua New Guinea
Western viewsFirst: psychosomatic phenomenon, directly associated with the threat of fear of what was believed to be an
attack of sorcery.
Later: Kuru is a slow virus infection spread by the ingestion of human flesh.
Fore views
Kuru is caused by malevolent activities by Fore sorcerers
Kuru means “trembling of fear”
symtpoms:
loss of balance, incoordination, ataxia, slurng of speech, ataxic eye movements, tremor, initial shivering,
involuntarily body movements, then motoric incapacity, death in about 1 year