De colonising knowledge: Biomedical beliefs and indigenous medical practice
(2018)
Presentation / Conference
Moore, R., & McClean, S. (2018, March). De colonising knowledge: Biomedical beliefs and indigenous medical practice. Paper presented at Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine(s): History vs. Modernity International Conference, London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, London, England
Medical traditions and practices go back to antiquity and are defined by the cultures in which they emerge. We may regard these practices (health care systems) as profoundly personal and ethnocentric, tied to such things as religion and belief system... Read More about De colonising knowledge: Biomedical beliefs and indigenous medical practice.