DownloadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2024

Gilbert Lewis Editor & Author

Gilbert Lewis (1938–2020) was a medical anthropologist who conducted research in New Guinea on rituals and beliefs about illness and healing. He was a fellow at St. John's College, UK, and a lecturer at Cambridge University. His other books include Day of Shining Red, A Failure of Treatment, and Knowledge of Illness in a Sepik Society.