Zimbabwe: Colonial Powers Tried to Stifle Traditional Healing in Zimbabwe. They Failed and Today It's a Powerful Force for Treating Mental Illness

[The Conversation Africa] In Zimbabwe’s Shona language, mental illness is known as chirwere chepfungwa or kupenga. Before British colonial settlers arrived in 1890, traditional healers (n’anga) played an important role in helping people to manage their mental as well as their physical health.



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