The transmission of knowledge in South African traditional healing

Africa

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-34

  Thornton, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY; ETHNOBOTANY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; HERB; LEARNING; RELIGION; TEACHING; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AFRICA; MPUMALANGA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 67651235343     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: 17500184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/E0001972008000582     Document Type: Article

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