Appropriation and Contestation of Akan Traditional Healing Approaches in the Healing of Mentally Ill Patients at Prayer Camps in Ghana
Prayer camps are Pentecostal healing centres established across various parts of Ghana. Prayer camps in Ghana have become notable centres offering mainly spiritual help to people with mental health conditions. Arguably, prayer camps serve as a breakpoint or watershed between traditional healing shri...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2024
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Exchange
Year: 2024, Volume: 53, Issue: 2, Pages: 130-155 |
| IxTheo Classification: | BS Traditional African religions CB Christian life; spirituality CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KDG Free church ZD Psychology |
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Pentecostalism
B Appropriation B Mental Illness B Healing B Ghana B prayer camps |
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