Witch doctor

A witch doctor (also spelled witch-doctor), or witchcraft doctor,^[1] is a kind of magical healer who treats ailments believed to be caused by witchcraft.^[2] The term is often misuderstood, and they could more accurately be called "anti-witch doctors".^[3]^[4] The term is now more commonly used to refer to healers, particularly in regions which use traditional healing rather than contemporary medicine.

^ Curry, Ginette (2004). Awakening African Women: The Dynamics of Change. Cambridge Scholars Press. pp. 33, 64.
^ Lugira, Aloysius Muzzanganda. African Traditional Religion, p. 100 (Infobase Publishing, 2009).
^ Sobania, Neal (2003). Culture and Customs of Kenya. ABC-CLIO. p. 34.
^ Adams, Valerie (2016). An Introduction to Modern English Word-Formation. Taylor & Francis. p. 62.

[1] Curry, Ginette (2004). Awakening African Women: The Dynamics of Change. Cambridge Scholars Press. pp. 33, 64.

[2] Lugira, Aloysius Muzzanganda. African Traditional Religion, p. 100 (Infobase Publishing, 2009).

[3] Sobania, Neal (2003). Culture and Customs of Kenya. ABC-CLIO. p. 34.

[4] Adams, Valerie (2016). An Introduction to Modern English Word-Formation. Taylor & Francis. p. 62.

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