Tribal medicine: diviners and herbalists
| Autor: | H. J. Simons |
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| Rok vydání: | 1957 |
| Předmět: |
Cultural Studies
History Modern medicine Sociology and Political Science Anthropology media_common.quotation_subject Medical practice Rationality social sciences Magic (paranormal) parasitic diseases Political Science and International Relations population characteristics Ethnology geographic locations health care economics and organizations Tribal medicine media_common |
| Zdroj: | African Studies. 16:85-92 |
| ISSN: | 1469-2872 0002-0184 |
| Popis: | SYNOPSIS The survival of African tribal medicine is discussed in relation to its legal status and therapeutical value. There are indications that it was not grossly deficient, at the time when White settlement began, in relation to either tribal needs or European medical practice. The associated pattern of ideas in tribal society is surveyed, and a parallel is drawn with attitudes to magic in European mediaeval society. Modern medicine is now firmly based on scientific method; tribal medicine remains essentially unscientific. If European precedent is followed, superstitious beliefs are likely to decline as the number of Africans trained in science and rational thought increases. |
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