Metaphysical Entities and Healthcare in an African Culture

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  • Adebola Babatunde Ekanola Adebola Babatunde Ekanola teaches in the Department of Philosophy, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He can be reached at: debekanl@yahoo.com

Abstract

The paper examines the traditional Yoruba conceptions of illness, sound health and healthcare practices to show that they are not contrary to the Western orthodox medical practice and also establishes that the Yoruba healthcare practice offers a holistic approach. Thus, it highlights the Yoruba ontology, focusing on the impact of the Yoruba belief in various spiritual entities on both their traditional and modern medical practices. It also examines how the belief in spiritual agents persists in the minds of the modern Yoruba people and the implications of this on his/her health condition and the orthodox Western medical practice.

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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2010): January - June 2010

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