Traditional Healing of Young Sexual Abuse Survivors : Global Prospects in the Aftermath of an African War
, by Utas, MatsNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9789171066480 | 9171066489
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 12/30/2010
This policy report locates the structuresthat have local legitimacywhich are available to young sexual abuse survivors in Sierra Leone. To this end, the book discusses a healing complex that comprises a number of overlapping actors, including herbalists, Zoe Mammies (heads of the female secret societies), Mori-men (Muslim healers); Karamokos (Muslim teachers), and Christian pastors. There are three interrelated forms of healing that must take place: medical, psychological and social. Direct medical healing is mainly catered for by the herbalists; psychological healing by the Karamoko/Mori-men; and social healing by churches and Zoe mammies and in the ancestor bush. All play an important role.