Indigenous Healing in SA Flashcards
What is the basis of African indigenous healing?
That the whole person must be kept healthy
Body
Mind
Spirit
Which part does the ancestors play in being healthy?
The believe that many illnesses come from not obeying the ancestors
List the different healers:
Diviners
Herbalists
Faith Healers
What do Diviners, Herbalists and Faith Healers use to heal people?
Communication with Ancestors
Herbal remedies
Indigenous Medicine
Christian prayers
Why is it called Western Medicine
Because it originated in Europe and North America
What is one of the names given traditional healers in South Africa?
Sangoma
What kind of medicine is practiced in Asia and Persia
Ayurvadic
What kind of medicine is practiced in China?
Chinese Herbal Medicine
What is the main difference between Western and Traditional medicine?
Traditional medicine works to heal the body, mind and spirit and that these things are all connected.
In Western medicine the doctor looks for the disease and the suggests what medicine must be taken to fix that problem.
What kind of training do Traditional Healers receive?
They are Initiates undergo a spiritual experience
They learn to herbs and plants to heal people
Can a person choose to become a Sangoma?
No - he called…..
The ancestral spirits come to you via dreams or other ways
What other roles besides healing people, are Sangomas asked to do?
Protect the village from Evil Spirits
Find lost animals
