Inculturation and African religion : indigenous and Western approaches to medical practice
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Inculturation and African religion : indigenous and Western approaches to medical practice
(American university studies, Series XXI,
Peter Lang, c1998
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-194) and index
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The devastating conditions prevailing in Africa continue to intrigue observers. This study argues that understanding the conditions requires setting them within a broad contextual framework of development of the peoples' cultural, economic, political, religious, and social systems from pre-colonial times to the present. It breaks new ground by clearly demonstrating the impact of the social and religious teachings and practices of the colonists on patterns of illness and medical responses of Ghanaians. It insists that it is in the spirit of dialogue and equality that the material and spiritual needs of Africans will be met.
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