In central Mozambique a wide range of aetiological explanations of illness are given by traditional healers. This article explores the different interpretations from an emic perspective. Healers who are not involved with any churches distinguish natural diseases from the ones that are ?provoked?. The later constitute the vast majority. They can be ?provoked? by spi...

In central Mozambique a wide range of aetiological explanations of illness are given by traditional healers. This article explores the different interpretations from an emic perspective. Healers who are not involved with any churches distinguish natural diseases from the ones that are ?provoked?. The later constitute the vast majority. They can be ?provoked? by spi...