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Quick Facts
| Release Date | January 1, 1993 |
| Status | Released |
| Language | EN |
Healers of Ghana
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Overview
Explores the traditional medical practices of the Bono people of central Ghana and how their healers are accommodating the conflict between the arrival of Western medicine and their religious beliefs. Traditionally, Bono tribal priests undergo a painful spiritual possession, during which deities reveal to them the causes of illnesses, which plants to use to treat them, who is perpetrating witchcraft, and which villagers might be endangering society through improper behavior.
Status: Released
Language: EN