The Yorùbá Indigenous Psychotherapeutic Healing System: A Case Study of Oríkì
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2016-06-07
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Orimoogunje, O.C
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A publication of the University of Gafsa, Gafsa, Tunisia
Abstract
This paper discusses the psycho-therapeutic features in Oríkì, the panegyric genre that focuses on changing people’s current way of life. It employs range of technique based on relationship building, dialogue, communication, and behaviour changed that are designed to improve the mental actions among the users. We discuss its ability to increase sense of well-being as well as reduce discomfort of the addressees. In our analysis, we employed the socio-mythical approach, borne out of sociological and mythological approaches that made it possible for us to perceive cultural ideologies on which the attitude of the Yorùbá is based.
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Psycho-therapy, behaviour, socio-mythic approach, ideology,panegyric genre.