Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2686292 | EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing | 2008 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
This paper is based on the author’s fieldwork experience in Edo State, Nigeria. The purpose of the article is to present and discuss African concepts of health, disease, and treatment within the framework of African Traditional Medicine (ATM). The two-fold notion of disease and treatment within the African context is also addressed. The significance of rituals and sacrifices in ATM are explained, and the interactions between ATM, African metaphysics, and cosmology are highlighted. The rules and moral precepts tenable in the practice of ATM are analyzed and discussed. The methodology employed in this study was the interviewing of African traditional healers.
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Authors
Peter F. Omonzejele,