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Australian Aboriginal Medicine Before European Contact

1975; American College of Physicians; Volume: 82; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7326/0003-4819-82-3-422

1539-3704

John Cawte,

Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies

Abroad1 March 1975Australian Aboriginal Medicine Before European ContactJOHN E. CAWTE, M.D.JOHN E. CAWTE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-82-3-422 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHardly any of the Australian subcontinent remains unexplored by the present-day European inhabitants, and hardly any of the original Australoid inhabitants remain outside effective contact with Europeans. However, for some groups of native Australians or Aborigines, effective contact is relatively recent so that it is still possible to make scientific observations of their medical system as it probably operated before the European invasion. One such group, the Kaiadilt of Bentinck Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, which came into effective contact in 1948, has been reported in the bookCruel, Poor and Brutal Nations( 1 ). This medical...References1. CAWTE J: Cruel, Poor and Brutal Nations. Honolulu, The University Press of Hawaii, 1972 Google Scholar2. Aboriginal Healing, 16 mm colour film with sound, 45 minutes. Available at cost to teaching organizations from The Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Box 550, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600, Australia Google Scholar3. CAWTE J: Medicine is the Law. Studies in the Psychiatric Anthropology of Australian Tribal Societies. Honolulu, The University Press of Hawaii, 1974 Google Scholar4. Aboriginal Mourning, 16 mm colour film with sound, 20 minutes. Available at cost to teaching organizations from The Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Box 550, Canberra, A.C.T 2600, Australia Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of New South Wales Prince of Wales Hospital Randwick, N.S.W. Australia PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPHYTOTHERAPIES USED BY INDIGENOUS POPULATIONSReferencesSociocultural Influences on Health and Health CareSome aspects of Yoruba traditional healers and their practiceSocial and Cultural Influences on Mental Health in Aboriginal Australia: A Summary of Ten Years' Research 1 March 1975Volume 82, Issue 3Page: 422-423 Issue Published: 1 March 1975 PDF downloadLoading ...