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Innovative medicine - a case study of a modern healer


C Simon

Abstract

African healing is widely regarded as inflexible and unchanging. By way of a case study, it is suggested that this is no longer the reality. Instead, the healer emerges as highly innovative in his quest to attract a steady clientele. A Xhosa healer, who borrows numerous medical items and symbols from his Western counterparts, is described.


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eISSN: 2078-5135
print ISSN: 0256-9574