Bantu folk lore (medical and general)
by Matthew L. Hewat
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About this eBook
- Author
- Hewat, Matthew L.
- Title
- Bantu Folk Lore (Medical and General)
- Original Publication
- South Africa: T. Maskew Miller,1906.
- Credits
- Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore
- Subject
- Zulu (African people)
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 67597
- Release Date
- March 9, 2022
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.BANTU FOLK LORE
- 2.CONTENTS.
- 3.INTRODUCTION.
- 4.BANTU TRIBES
- 5.SOME OBSERVATIONS OF INTEREST IN THE FOLK LORE OF THE KAFFIR.
- 6.DOCTORS (AMAGQIRA). — A. The Witch Doctors. — B . SURGEONS, BONESETTERS, &c. — C. THE HERB DOCTOR (Physician) . — D. THE RAIN DOCTOR. — E. THE WAR DOCTOR.
- 7.NATIVE PRACTICES. — A. Medicine. Diseases known to Natives: Native names: supposed causes and recognised cures. — B. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. — c. Tumours and New Growths. — d. Respiratory Organs. — E. CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. — F. SKIN DISEASES. — G. NERVOUS SYSTEM. — H. DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
- 8.SURGERY.
- 9.MIDWIFERY AND CHILDREN.
- 10.Conclusion.
- 11.Table of Contents
- 12.Colophon — Availability — Metadata — Revision History — External References — Corrections
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