L'État de la santé.

Abstract

B. Hours—The State of Health. Illness and disease are connected with the State in every society, not only when there is a social protection but also when healing therapists are maintaining social integration within a local or national group disturbed by illnesses and diseases. Our purpose is to analyse politico-therapeutical functions of the State by contrast-ing, on the one hand, the ' doctor-State' endowed with apparent reality and dealing with health problems through financial and technical means, and, on the other hand, the 'witch-State', acting as a healer through a symbolic and ideological manipulation of societal powers.