Film
African Herbsmen: Healing and Religion along the Bight of Benin
2012 · 36m · Documentary
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Overview
This film explores the integration of religion and plant-based medicine in an Ewe vodu community in southern Togo. A village priest healer, local ethnobotanists, and a religious marketeer guide us through the medicinal and religious uses of many local plants and herbs. Here in West Africa, plant-based medicines permeate spirituality and illness, and help protect the social order of the community.
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Crew
- Eric MontgomeryDirector
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 2012
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 36m
- Genres
- Documentary
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