Healing Traditions: African Medicine, Cultural Exchange, & Competition in South Africa, 1820-1948

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Contents List of Illustrations vii Preface ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction What Is “Traditional” about Traditional Healers and Medicines? 1 part i negotiating tradition in the zulu kingdom, 1820–79 Chapter 1 Healing the Body Disease, Knowledge, and Medical Practices in the Zulu Kingdom 37 Chapter 2 Healing the Body Politic Muthi, Healers, and Nation Building in the Zulu Kingdom 67 part ii negotiating tradition and cultural encounters in natal and zululand, 1830–1948 Chapter 3 Early African-White Encounters Healers, Witchcraft, and Colonial Rule, 1830–91 93 Chapter 4 Competition, Race, and Professionalization African Healers and White Medical Practitioners, 1891–1948 128 Chapter 5 African-Indian Encounters and Their Influence on African Therapeutics, 1860–1948 158 Epilogue 183 Notes 197 Glossary 247 Bibliography 251 Index 271 Introduction w v You are reading copyrighted material published by Ohio University Press/Swallow Press. Unauthorized posting, copying, or distributing of this work except as permitted under U.S. copyright law is illegal and injures the author and publisher. You are reading copyrighted material published by Ohio University Press/Swallow Press. Unauthorized posting, copying, or distributing of this work except as permitted under U.S. copyright law is illegal and injures the author and publisher. ...