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Traditional health practitioners’ understanding of spirit possession in Gauteng province, South Africa

20243 citationsOpen accessUniversity of Limpopo

Abstract

This study contributed that not all manifestations presented by persons with spirit possession are actual and clear-cut mental illness, but could be unwritten cultural and/ or religious illnesses that needs cultural and religious services also.

Research topics

  • Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry

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DOI: 10.4102/hsag.v29i0.1887

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