Browsing Faculty of Humanities by Subject "indigenous"
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Does the traditional healer have a religious distinctiveness in Modern-day South Africa?
(WordPress, 2016)Research alludes that the South African traditional healer is not a medical identity, but origin from the old Traditional African Religious Culture as a traditional religious-healer; a spiritual remnant from a previous, ... -
The significance of Basotho philosophy of development as expressed in their proverbs
(UZ Foundation, 2012)This article examines Basotho indigenous knowledge systems particularly in the way that they are embedded in proverbs, as containing a philosophy of their development. It seeks to analyse the pre-colonial Basotho’s ... -
To rub shoulders with the traditional health practitioner or not, that is the question for the medical doctor in the New South Africa
(Australasian Medical Journal, 2017)Background: The South African medical doctor has been well established over the years as the keeper of the holy medical grails. Entrance for newcomers to the medical domain has not been and is still not easy. The hostility ... -
True ownership of traditional medicines in South Africa
(Australasian Medical Journal, 2017)Background: Literature postulates that traditional medicines form an important part of modern-day South African healthcare. The belief is that the traditional healer and traditional medicine is a close-knit unit, with the ...