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Some reflections on the Savara's ethnomedicineKeywords: Buyya (religious head) , Gamang (civil head of the village) , healer , herbalist , Kundan (magico-religious healer) , Kundanboi (female counterpart of Kundan) , Savara Abstract: The article presents a description of magico-religious healers andherbalists, enumerating the various categories of specialists and their diagnostic methods. Likewise, the different causations attributed by them for illness are highlighted. The emphasis is on the strong belief in supernatural causation of illness and the significant role of the healer Kundan.
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