H elman, C ecil (1944–2009)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22367436 |
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| Authors | I Niehaus (0000-0002-9573-0238, Brunel University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Pages | 1-2 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea1543 |
| OpenAlex | W3082356953 |
| ISBN | 9781118924396 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Cecil Helman was an important contributor to the development of medical anthropology. After studying medicine in South Africa and social anthropology in the United Kingdom, Helman worked as a general practitioner in London. He also pursued an interest in the arts, taught courses in medical anthropology, and researched South African and Brazilian folk healing. Helman is known for the accessibility of his writings. His textbook, Culture, Health and Illness (1984) alerts medical personnel to cultural variables that impact on their work. Helman's other studies explore how myth, metaphor, and medicine converge in understandings of the body. He draws on his own experiences to critique technoscientific medicine and to defend a holistic style of family practice in which physicians, much like shamans, help patients to create narratives that make sense of their sickness experiences. Helman's work built valuable bridges between medicine, the literary arts, and social sciences
Art · Cultural anthropology · Health care · Literature · Medical anthropology · Medical education · Medical humanities · Metaphor · Mythology · Narrative · Political science · Sociology · Sociology of health and illness · The arts · Visual arts · Anthropology · Empathy and Medical Education · Medicine · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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