The historical roots of traditional and modem Western medicine have been
the same, but during the past century these systems have diverged modem medicine has became
dominant, replacing traditional systems in much of the world and denigrating them as quackery. In
recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in traditional systems, with a remarkable
change in attitude among health care professionals in many parts of the world. There is an
increasing emphasis upon the importance of health care providers familiarizing
themselves with specific culture-bound syndromes and their manifestations, in order to
provide quality care to culturally diverse clients seeking health care services. Thus, there is a
need for a complementary relationship between traditional healing practices and modem medicine in
the world, reflecting the importance of respect for cultural diversity in health planning. The
research problem assumes a relation between three distinctive dimensions of reality, namely, the
industrial mentality, culture, and education. These dimensions will be discussed - according to
the relation-axes model introduced by Wielemans and Chan (1992:19), which investigates
the complexity of relationships between man and himself, man and fellowmen, man and nature, and man
and the transcendental. In Kuwait the traditional healing practices will be examined according to
Islamic medicine and its contribution to health care. A comparison of modem and Islamic medicine is
formulated and recommendations are made for the training health care professionals in Kuwait. / Educational Studies / D. Ed. (Comparative Education)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/17294 |
| Date | 01 1900 |
| Creators | Mahomed, Surreya |
| Contributors | Badenhorst, Dirk |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | 1 online resource (xxvii, 376 leaves) |
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