Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
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The politics and poetics of certain traditional circumstantial names: Sisaali culture of Ghana
Published in iJARS International Journal Of Humanities and Social Studies
This paper presents a literary study into certain circumstantial names in the Sisaala culture. These circumstantial names are purely political in nature since they relate to how traditional authority is obtained and used in the Sisaala traditional setting. By using the theory of onomastics, the researchers are able to filter the history, values, ae...
TRADITIONAL HEALING NARRATIVES FROM A COMMUNITY IN GHANA: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY
Published in Journal of Basic and Applied Research International
This work addresses the significance of traditional healing in general focusing on the people of Obuasi in Ghana. It is an attempt to fill some blanks in the literature concerning traditional healing in Obuasi. It pays attention to how traditional medicine exists side by side with the conventional system. Traditional healing is an integral part of ...
Do health beliefs explain traditional medical therapies utilisation? Evidence from Ghana
Published in Cogent Social Sciences
Although the direct impact of health beliefs on unconventional medical therapies consumption are well documented, the previous empirical findings of the relationship have been much inconsistent and theoretically subtle in Ghana. Using social cognitive thesis, this paper examines how relative effects of personal health beliefs influence the use of t...
Title: History's Role in Policy Making: Proffering Solutions and Questions for Humanity Ghanaian Context Author/s: SAMUE...
