Rā’au mā’ohi: the Efficacy and Resurgence of Traditional Herbal Medicine in French Polynesia

This paper explores the debate on the resurgence of rā’au mā’ohi, a traditional healing system in French Polynesia. While the practice has been in decline due to the more accessible medical infrastructure, the local Protestant denomination, Église protestante mā’ohi (epm), re-evaluates the religious...

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Main Author:	Misaki, Mai
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	Société des océanistes 2021
Subjects:	French Polynesia religion cultural revival traditional medicine efficacy Polynésie française médicine traditionnelle renaissance culturelle efficacité
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.4000/jso.13134 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13089/hacq https://journals.openedition.org/jso/13134
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