西藏农民在就医行为选择上的文化观念

Cultural Conception as Demonstrated in the Choice of Medical Treatment of Tibetan Peasants

本文以2003年和2005年在西藏拉萨市郊区一个农村社区进行的为期六个月的田野调查为基础,通过分析藏族农民在对待疾病诊断、治疗上的观念和行为,表明藏族传统的价值观念对藏族农民的医疗行为的选择有着不可忽视的重要作用。也就是说,西藏农民对疾病的认识和就医行为的选择是其价值观在行为上的外化。

This paper, based on the six-month-long field researches conducted in 2003 and 2005 in a rural community in the suburban area of Lhasa, Tibet, is an analysis of Tibetan peasants＇ attitude towards medical treatment. Our researches show that the traditional values of Tibetan peasants have a significant impact on their choice of medical treatment. In fact, the way they conceive of medicines is shaped by their traditional cultural and religious preconceptions.