Indigenous, biomedicine and faith healing ambiguity in Tanzania: Bridging the trio gaps through pastoral counselling

Treatment of diseases was known in Africa long before the coming of modern scientific medicine. The Africans had their own traditional folk healers who treated both organic and functional diseases. Knowledge of plants, soils and water with special properties have enabled them to deal with infections...

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Main Author: Ngugi, Eberhardt (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2022
In: Stellenbosch theological journal
Year: 2022, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-21
IxTheo Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BS Traditional African religions
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
NCH Medical ethics
YA Natural sciences
Further subjects:B Faith Healing
B Biomedicine
B Reconciliation
B Indigenous healing
B Ambiguity
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