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CHAPTER XII. BLACK MAGIC AND POISON
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- INTRODUCTORY NOTE vii
- PREFACE ix
- CONTENTS xiii
- INTRODUCTION xv
- CHAPTER I. THE ΜΑΝΟ PEOPLE 3
- CHAPTER II. MEDICINE IN GENERAL, OR MAN’S CONTROL OF HIDDEN POWER 9
- CHAPTER III. MEDICINE DISTINGUISHED FROM RELIGION 14
- CHAPTER IV. THE ΜΑΝΟ CONCEPTION OF DISEASE 20
- CHAPTER V. RATIONAL TREATMENT OF DISEASE 37
- CHAPTER VI. MAGICAL TREATMENT OF DISEASE 75
- CHAPTER VII. TREATMENT OF DISEASE, PARTLY RATIONAL, PARTLY MAGICAL 85
- CHAPTER VIII. TREATMENT OF SNAKEBITE 98
- CHAPTER IX. THE BA KONA, A SOCIETY FOR THE TREATMENT OF SNAKEBITE 105
- CHAPTER Χ. MEDICINE IN THE PORO 123
- CHAPTER XI. MEDICINE IN CERTAIN OTHER SECRET SOCIETIES 139
- CHAPTER XII. BLACK MAGIC AND POISON 142
- CHAPTER XIII. DIVINATION 153
- CHAPTER XIV. SPECIAL MEDICINES AND SACRED OBJECTS 169
- CHAPTER XV. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 177
- SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER NATIVE MEDICAL PRACTICE IN AFRICA AS A WHOLE 195
- APPENDIX. EXCERPTS FROM THE LITERATURE ON AFRICAN MEDICINE 229
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 255
- BOTANICAL LIST 265
- INDEX 277
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- INTRODUCTORY NOTE vii
- PREFACE ix
- CONTENTS xiii
- INTRODUCTION xv
- CHAPTER I. THE ΜΑΝΟ PEOPLE 3
- CHAPTER II. MEDICINE IN GENERAL, OR MAN’S CONTROL OF HIDDEN POWER 9
- CHAPTER III. MEDICINE DISTINGUISHED FROM RELIGION 14
- CHAPTER IV. THE ΜΑΝΟ CONCEPTION OF DISEASE 20
- CHAPTER V. RATIONAL TREATMENT OF DISEASE 37
- CHAPTER VI. MAGICAL TREATMENT OF DISEASE 75
- CHAPTER VII. TREATMENT OF DISEASE, PARTLY RATIONAL, PARTLY MAGICAL 85
- CHAPTER VIII. TREATMENT OF SNAKEBITE 98
- CHAPTER IX. THE BA KONA, A SOCIETY FOR THE TREATMENT OF SNAKEBITE 105
- CHAPTER Χ. MEDICINE IN THE PORO 123
- CHAPTER XI. MEDICINE IN CERTAIN OTHER SECRET SOCIETIES 139
- CHAPTER XII. BLACK MAGIC AND POISON 142
- CHAPTER XIII. DIVINATION 153
- CHAPTER XIV. SPECIAL MEDICINES AND SACRED OBJECTS 169
- CHAPTER XV. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 177
- SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER NATIVE MEDICAL PRACTICE IN AFRICA AS A WHOLE 195
- APPENDIX. EXCERPTS FROM THE LITERATURE ON AFRICAN MEDICINE 229
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 255
- BOTANICAL LIST 265
- INDEX 277