Key Features:
No. of pages: 130
No. of chapters: 5
Abstract:
Traditional medicine and healing are a cultural heritage that forms part and parcel of a people’s intrinsic reality. It is the basis for all medicines, developed by different cultures of the world. Among traditional societies, this form of healing still remains the main source of treatment for various kinds of ailments. The advent of Western civilizations and the concomitant age of globalization brought numerous challenges to this form of healthcare delivery.
Some of these challenges were initiated by the Christian Missionaries and Colonial masters whose mission and ambition was to dislodge the people’s cultural belief and their traditional way of life for the Western culture. The resultant effect of this ambition was criticisms and prejudice on the part of the foreigners, and conservatism and total refusal to conform to the wind of change by the traditional medicine men.
This research work hinges on the challenges of Tiv traditional healing in the era of globalization. Attempts were made to reexamine the efficacy of traditional medicine and the effects of modernization, industrialization, urbanization, and globalization on traditional medicine and healing. It had been established that despite the challenges, and the growing influence of modern science and technological advancement, Tiv's traditional medicine and healing still maintain its patronage from members of the society.
The achievement in handling some life-saving situations in the past to the present times indicates its efficacy. In recognition of its contributions to healthcare delivery, the World Health Organization and other well-meaning organizations and concerned individuals are advocating for its integration into the global health system.
Table of Content:
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1. Background to the study ...............1
1.2 Statement of problem. ...............2
1.3 Aim of the study. ............... 4
1.4 Significance of the Study. ...............5
1.5 Scope and Delimitation of the study. ...............6
1.6 Methodology. ...............6
1.7 Definition of terms. ...............8
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 The concept of health and healing. ...............0
2.2 The concept of sickness and healing. ...............17
2.3 Models of healing sickness and diseases. ...............21
2.4 Traditional versus scientific methods of healing. ...............33
2.5 Effects of globalization on Traditional healing. ...............42
CHAPTER THREE
TIV TRADITIONAL HEALING
3.1 Tiv origin and migration. ...............48
3.2 Tiv traditional medicine and healing. ...............51
3.3 Models in Tiv traditional healing. ...............56
3.4 The role of Tiv traditional healers in the society. ...............64
3.5 The efficacy of traditional medicine and healing in the society. ...............68
CHAPTER FOUR
MODELS AND PROCEDURES FOR TRADITIONAL HEALING
4.1 African concept of sickness and healing ...............71
4.2 Diagnostic procedure of traditional healers ...............73
4.3 Therapeutic Application of traditional healers ...............78
CHAPTER FIVE
THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION TO TRADITIONAL HEALING IN TIVLAND.
5.0 Introduction ...............85
5.1 The effects of globalization on global health system. ...............86
5.2 The Challenges of Western Civilization and globalization on Traditional Healing. ...............89
5.3 Tiv traditional healing and global health care delivery. ...............97
5.4 The Prospect of Tiv traditional healing. ...............100
CHAPTER SIX
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS.
6.0 Introduction. ...............104
6.1 Summary ...............105
6.3 Contribution to knowledge ...............108
6.4 Recommendations ...............110
6.5 Conclusion ...............113
BIBLIOGRAPHY ...............115
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