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As far back as one can trace, the Western world has been preoccupied with the concept of the African "Medicine man" and his "primitive" methods of healing.
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As far back as one can trace, the Western world has been preoccupied with the concept of the African "Medicine man" and his "primitive" methods of healing. Fascinated by their alien systems of healing and treatment, Westerners soon viewed the unfamiliar practitioners as "sorcerers" who were accused of furthering "the recurring, instinctive struggles of the old powers of wickedness and darkness to put out the lights which [had] been lit in Africa" (Rekdal, 1999: 3). As the shadow of Western medicine slowly crept over the lands of Africa, these traditional healers were dismissed, shunned, and eventually banned in parts of Africa, pushing them further out of the public eye and further into the realm of magic and taboo. Recently, however, as countries like South Africa begin to take more responsibility for the failing health of their citizens, traditional healers are once again becoming a topic of public interest, this...
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