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University of Luozi, with special help from the university rector, Dr. Kimpianga
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of the 16th to late 19th centuries to illustrate how the trade contributed to shaping Kongo perceptions of health, suffering, and healing from the 17th to the early 20th centuries. Janzen returned home in 1966 to complete his dissertation, titled "Elemental
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African studies from the
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that took him to Africa for two years of service in lieu of joining the U.S. military. During this time, Janzen worked on projects involving education, and helped in the construction of a hospital in the late colonial setting of the South
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Central and Southern Africa. He traveled to much of the Eastern and Western Bantu areas of Africa. His position as a lecturer at the
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The Social Fabric of Health: An Introduction to Medical Anthropology"
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Lemba (1650–1930): A Drum of Affliction in Africa and the new World"
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Lemba (1650–1930): A Drum of Affliction in Africa and the new World"
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