Words in Healing: Some Ethnographic Observations from the Hohoe Area of Ghana
Journal Title: International Journal of Social Sciences and Education - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 3
Abstract
The study addresses the question of lack of in-depth study of the efficacy of words in the indigenous Ghanaian healing practices which makes the healing process a success. The study is an attempt to fill this hiatus. It examines the significance of words, not just in our daily lives but specifically in the healing process. It highlights how indigenous medical practices have continued to be in existence from the earlier times. It accesses untapped information that deals with the operations of indigenous healers in the past. The major highlight from the study is the factors that give power to the spoken words of the traditional healer to cause healing to be effective in the Hohoe area of the Volta Region of Ghana.
Authors and Affiliations
Samuel Adu-Gyamfi, Charles O. Marfo, Confidence Gbolo Sanka, Patience Kodua
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