[Medicine-man practice. Ritual therapy and drugs used by the Digo in Tanzania]

Journal/Book: Naturwissenschaften. 1978; 65: 188-93.

Abstract: The strong activity of the patient is significant in traditional Digo ritual therapy. In contrast to Sharmanism, he, and not the healer, plays the main role. The Digo healer applies hypnosis, somatiic exercises, stimulating music, and drugs in his three-day ritual performed mainly for psychosomatic and chronic illness.

Keyword(s): Adult. English Abstract. Female. Human. Hypnosis. Infertility, Female/therapy. Medicine, Traditional. Plants, Medicinal. Pregnancy. Tanzania

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