Nineteenth-Century Asante Medical Practices
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2107475 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Maier (0000-0003-4790-5619, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 63-81 |
| Publication date | 1979-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Studies in Society and History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-4175 • E-ISSN: 1475-2999 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0010417500012652 |
| PMID | 11614369 |
| OpenAlex | W2071450306 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 9 |
Most of the literature concerning traditional African medical practice has dealt with aspects often deemed 'irrational,' such as the role of priests, shrines, magic and religious ritual. M. J. Field's work demonstrates convincingly that these aspects of medical treatment in Ghana are essential in mitigating and curing psychosomatic illnesses as well as controlling neuroses. The emphasis on religious and psychological methods of treatment, however, can often lead to less perceptive conclusions, such as those of U.S. doctors visiting Ghana in 1960 who stated flatly that traditional medical practices there consist solely of 'ignorance and superstition' and that 'witchdoctor ... medicine man and native doctor are synonymous terms
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 2022 (38) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |