Rejecting Western definitions of epilepsy, many Africans choose traditional healing. This book explores indigenous health practices in Africa, with case studies from Zimbabwe, to reveal attitudes toward medication and propose a new model for management that combines both worlds.
This book studies how myths construct community identity, focusing on the fiction of Chinua Achebe and Amitav Ghosh. A comparative postcolonial analysis, it delves into how these major authors from Nigeria and India use myth to represent the cultural mores of their societies.
This collection presents cross-disciplinary explorations of the Goddess in South Asian cinema. Analyzing films from across South Asia, including India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, it highlights regional and cultural differences and commonalities in the representation of the divine.