Traditional Healers and Childhood in Zimbabwe
Author | : Pamela Reynolds |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1996 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015037849752 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Download or read book Traditional Healers and Childhood in Zimbabwe written by Pamela Reynolds and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reynolds (social anthropology, U. of Cape Town) focuses on children as clients of healers and as healers in training among the Zezuru, examining the use of medicinal plants, dreams, and ritual in healing practices, and traditional Zezuru concepts of illness, trauma, and evil. She explains the role o