Native African Medicine: With Special Reference to Its Practice in the Mano Tribe of Liberia

Frontmatter -- Introductory Note / S. Coon, Carleton -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter I. The ΜΑΝΟ People -- Chapter Ii. Medicine In General, Or Man's Control Of Hidden Power -- Chapter Iii. Medicine Distinguished From Religion -- Chapter Iv. The ΜΑΝΟ Conception Of Disease -- Chapter V. Rational Treatment Of Disease -- Chapter Vi. Magical Treatment Of Disease -- Chapter Vii. Treatment Of Disease, Partly Rational, Partly Magical -- Chapter Viii. Treatment Of Snakebite -- Chapter Ix. The Ba Kona, A Society For The Treatment Of Snakebite -- Chapter Χ. Medicine In The Poro -- Chapter Xi. Medicine In Certain Other Secret Societies -- Chapter Xii. Black Magic And Poison -- Chapter Xiii. Divination -- Chapter Xiv. Special Medicines And Sacred Objects -- Chapter Xv. Summary And Conclusion -- Supplementary Chapter Native Medical Practice In Africa As A Whole -- Appendix. Excerpts From The Literature On African Medicine -- Bibliography -- Botanical List -- Index George Way Harley. Mode Of Access: Internet Via World Wide Web. In English.