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Medicine And Morality In Haiti: The Contest For Healing Power (Cambridge Studies In Medical Anthropology 3) (Cambridge Studies I,New Buchla The Door To The SanctuaryMedicine And Morality In Rural Haiti Are Shaped Both By Different Local Religious Traditions And By Biomedical And Folk Medicine Practices. People Who Become Ill May Seek Treatment From Western Doctors, But Also From Herbalists And Religious Leaders. This Study Examines The Decisions Guiding Such Choices, And Considers Moral Issues Arising In A Society Where Suffering Is Associated With Guilt But Where Different, Sometimes Conflicting, Ethical Systems