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Hand trembling, frenzy witchcraft, and moth madness : a study of Navajo seizure disorders

Examines the Navajo community's traditional response to epileptic seizures in the light of Western psychiatric disciplines, exploring why the Navajos have accorded seizures such importance, why sibling incest is associated with epilepsy, and what meaning this has in the larger context of Navajo culture

Print Book, English, 1995, ©1987
University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1995, ©1987