Hand Trembling, Frenzy Witchcraft, and Moth Madness
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Hand Trembling, Frenzy Witchcraft, and Moth Madness

A Study of Navajo Seizure Disorders

  1. 208 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Hand Trembling, Frenzy Witchcraft, and Moth Madness

A Study of Navajo Seizure Disorders

About this book

According to traditional Navajo belief, seizures are the result of sibling incest, sexual witchcraft, or possession by a supernatural spirit—associations that have kept such disorders from being known outside Navajo families. This new study is concerned with discovering why the Navajos have accorded seizures such importance and determining their meaning in the larger context of Navajo culture. The book is based on a 14-year study of some 40 Navajo patients and on an epidemiological survey among the Navajos and among three Pueblo tribes.

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Information

Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9780816515721
9780816510368
eBook ISBN
9780816548040
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Native American Studies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Chapter 1. Introduction
  4. Chapter 2. The Healing Tradition
  5. Chapter 3. Beliefs About Seizures
  6. Chapter 4. The Epidemiology of Seizures and Pseudoseizures
  7. Chapter 5. Navajo Diagnosis and Treatment
  8. Chapter 6. Hand Trembling
  9. Chapter 7. Frenzy Witchcraft
  10. Chapter 8. Moth Madness
  11. Chapter 9. Ambivalence, Anxiety, and Incest
  12. Notes
  13. Bibliography
  14. Index

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