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    David C. Lewis [as of 1993] is a cultural anthropologist and is currently a Research Associate of the Mongolia and Inner Asian Studies Unit at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, where he received his Ph.D. (Anthropology). He also serves as a Consultant Anthropologist for several Christian mission organizations. He has conducted research projects at Nottingham University and the Oxford Hardy Research Centre (Religious Experience Research Project, 1984-1985). He has written numerous scholarly articles and books, including Healing: Fiction, Fantasy or Fact? (Hodder & Stoughton).

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    A Social Anthropologist’s Analysis of Contemporary Healing, Part 2
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In Depth, Winter 2009

A Social Anthropologist’s Analysis of Contemporary Healing, Part 2

by David Lewis January 30, 2009 0
  How do doctors respond to claims of healing? Are there any lasting social effects when people experience divine healing?   Physical and Spiritual Phenomena... Read more.
Analysis Anthropologists Contemporary Healing Part Social
Fall 2008, In Depth

A Social Anthropologist’s Analysis of Contemporary Healing, Part 1

by David Lewis December 26, 2008 0
  How do doctors respond to claims of healing? Are there any lasting social effects when people experience divine healing?   What kinds of healings are... Read more.
Analysis Anthropologists Contemporary Healing Part Social
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