Alison Spiro
Biographic Data
| ID | 10936951 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alison Spiro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alison |
| FAMILY NAME | Spiro |
| SIGNATURE | SPIRO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Epson (United States) |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Najar or Bhut —Evil eye or ghost affliction: Gujarati views about illness causation
This paper examines the supernatural beliefs of najar (evil eye) and bhut (ghost) and their roles in illness causation in Gujarati families in Britain today. The data arose unexpectedly in an ethnography of child rearing patterns carried out in Harrow, North West London and a short period of observation in Ahmedabad, India. I used anthropological methods of participant observation and unstructured interviews, which were transcribed using pseudony…
Najar or Bhut —Evil eye or ghost affliction: Gujarati views about illness causation
This paper examines the supernatural beliefs of najar (evil eye) and bhut (ghost) and their roles in illness causation in Gujarati families in Britain today. The data arose unexpectedly in an ethnography of child rearing patterns carried out in Harrow, North West London and a short period of observation in Ahmedabad, India. I used anthropological methods of participant observation and unstructured interviews, which were transcribed using pseudony…
Najar or Bhut —Evil eye or ghost affliction: Gujarati views about illness causation
This paper examines the supernatural beliefs of najar (evil eye) and bhut (ghost) and their roles in illness causation in Gujarati families in Britain today. The data arose unexpectedly in an ethnography of child rearing patterns carried out in Harrow, North West London and a short period of observation in Ahmedabad, India. I used anthropological methods of participant observation and unstructured interviews, which were transcribed using pseudony…
Anthropology (1 works) · Causation (1 works) · Dietary Effects on Health (1 works) · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare (1 works) · Ethnography (1 works) · Gender Studies (1 works) · Gender Studies (1 works) · Geography (1 works) · Gujarati (1 works) · Hinduism (1 works)