Herbalism and divination in southern Malawi
Soc. sci. med. (1982)
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23(4): 367-77, 1986.
Article
in English
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| ID: biblio-1272055
ABSTRACT
Although contemporary anthropological studies of African medical systems have indicated their pluralistic and complex nature; many studies still suggest a stark contrast between folk and cosmopolitan medicine; implying that ethnomedicine is primarily concerned with mystical causation. The present paper outlines ethnomedical practices in southern Malawi; stressing the distinctiveness of herbalists and diviners; and the important role of herbal remedies in the empirical treatment of all illnesses
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English
Journal:
Soc. sci. med. (1982)
Year:
1986
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