The Yoráubâa traditional healers of Nigeria /
This work examines the counseling approaches and techniques used by Yoruba traditional healers of Nigeria. It also describes the functions performed by Yoruba traditional healers when they work within the Yoruba cultural milieu. The information elicited from Yoruba traditional healers through videot...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2003
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| Series: | African studies (Routledge (Firm))
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | This work examines the counseling approaches and techniques used by Yoruba traditional healers of Nigeria. It also describes the functions performed by Yoruba traditional healers when they work within the Yoruba cultural milieu. The information elicited from Yoruba traditional healers through videotape and interviews was analyzed by a Nigerian woman from the Yoruba ethnic group. The results of the volume support the premise that culture plays a significant role in the kind of healing methods and counseling techniques used by professionals and traditional healers, as well as in the type of prof. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 136 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-120) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203500293 0203500296 1280177322 9781280177323 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
