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 professionals chosen by clients for consultation concerning their problems.
| ISBN: | 9780415654814 |
| Publication date: | 26th July 2012 |
| Author: | Mary Adekson |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 152 pages |
| Series: | African Studies |
| Genres: |
Sociology Medical sociology |
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 professionals chosen by clients for consultation concerning their problems.
The Yoruba Traditional Healers of Nigeria features in the following genres: Sociology, Medical sociology
The Yoruba Traditional Healers of Nigeria is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Yoruba Traditional Healers of Nigeria was written by Mary Adekson and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
The Yoruba Traditional Healers of Nigeria has 152 pages
Yes it is part of African Studies series
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