ABSTRACT
T HIS CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERACTIONAL AND INTERRELATIONAL roles and functions of, and the interpersonal techniques employed by, traditional healers. In this vein, the literature review presented
herein specifically focuses on the following topics: Nigerian ethnic groups, ¥orubd land and the ¥orubd, ethno-medicine, personalistic and naturalistic etiologies, diagnoses in personalistic and naturalistic etiologies, disease and illness. Other reviewed concepts include alternative medicine, because it is a new approach of healing used in different parts of the world, cultural issues that are central to traditional healers' myths and superstitions, tradition, traditional systems of healing, helpers (traditional healers), roles and functions of traditional healers, herbalists and religious healers.
