Similarities and Differences Between Yoruba Traditional Healers (YTH) and Native American and Canadian Healers (NACH)

Indigenous people of the world have used the services of medicine men and traditional healers from time immemorial. According to the World Health Organization, 80 % of the world’s populations consult traditional healers. With an emerging globalization of health services in the world, there is a need...

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Auteur principal: Adekson, Mary Olufunmilayo 1945- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2016]
Dans: Journal of religion and health
Année: 2016, Volume: 55, Numéro: 5, Pages: 1717-1728
Sujets non-standardisés:B Medicine men
B Diviners
B Herbalists
B Traditional medicine
B Traditional Healers
B Culture
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Résumé:Indigenous people of the world have used the services of medicine men and traditional healers from time immemorial. According to the World Health Organization, 80 % of the world’s populations consult traditional healers. With an emerging globalization of health services in the world, there is a need for western mental health practitioners to learn and understand the practices of indigenous healers across the globe. This paper will not only highlight the similarities and differences between Yoruba traditional healers of Western Nigeria and Native American and First Nation Canadian traditional healers, but it will also allow practitioners to gain clearer perspectives of indigenous clients from Yoruba land and those from the United States of America and Canada. This ultimately will inform culturally sensitive clinical practice with these populations.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-016-0251-6