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The magic medicine of the Hottentots
South African journal of science • 25 • Published In 1928 • Pages: 433-447
By: Laidler, Percy Ward.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source is a brief description of Hottentot methods for the treatment of the sick and the injured. Types of treatment include herbal infusions, poutices, cupping, massage, and preventive medicine, including the use of charms, as well as magic. The technique of amputation is described briefly. It concludes with descriptions of native pharmaceuticals, their preparation and use. At the time of publication, Laidler was Medical Officer of Health, East London.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theory of disease
- Preventive medicine
- Magical and mental therapy
- Medical therapy
- Morbidity
- Ethnobotany
- Revelation and divination
- Pharmaceuticals
- Ethnozoology
- Ethnobotany
- Sorcery
- Magic
- Recreational and non-therapeutic drugs
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Khoi
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Doctor
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Timothy J. O'Leary ; 1958
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- ca. 1925
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1900-1928
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- South Africa
- NotesAdditional notes
- P. W. Laidler
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 61035237
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Khoisan (African people)