Religious healing: An emotional encounter
Author: Munzoul, M.A.
Source:
In: Psychotherapy in Africa: First investigations. Madu, Sylvester Ntomchukwu; Baguma, Peter Kakubeire; Vienna, Austria: World Council for Psychotherapy, 1996. pp. 123-128.
Discusses religious healing as a component of traditional medicine in Sudan and relates it to emotional conflicts. Of specific focus are the religious healing practices of a group known as "fakis." Selective interview data from 15 men and women related to the practices of the fakis are discussed.