Re: seeking information about witch-doctors among africans

Eric N Shook (enshook@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu)
3 Apr 1995 07:14:47 GMT

Karl Shepard (Karl_Shepard@ccm.jf.intel.com) wrote:

BTW witch doctor is an antequated term for these
: folks. The term now in use is traditional healer.

"My friend the traditional healer, he told me..."

Totally changes the song!

There are still "witch doctors," but they are all practicing in
America's medical system now. You can recognize them during
diagnosis when you look up and see the mask between you and them.