The most common conflicts in society are due to misunderstandings, regardless of one’s cultural background. On the books Working Cures: Healing, Health, and Power on Southern Slave Plantations by Sharla M. Fett and Surviving HIV/AIDS in the Inner City: How Resourceful Latinas Beat the Odds by Sabrina Chase, the authors provide cases which reflect the failure of medical treatment provided by physicians due to the fact that it is not able to adjust to their patient’s needs.
On the book Working cures, the slaves of plantations completely believed in “conjuration… also called ‘‘hoodoo’’ or ‘‘rootwork,’’ African American practice of healing, harming, and protection performed through the ritual harnessing of spiritual forces.’’ (Fett, p. 85) Illness …show more content…
In the final moments before either the victim’s death or cure, these creatures often emerged from the victim’s body, confirming the supernatural nature of the affliction.” (Fett, p. 93) Consequently, the majority of conjurations originated in conflicts over sex, economic resources, and interpersonal power. It represented an arena in which men and women attempted to defend their sense of worth and protect what they regarded as their own. The following sections trace the four stages of African American conjure narratives and explore the relational vision of health in the course of the journey from affliction to healing: “first, conjure accounts laid out a conflict, identifying a soured relationship with a well-known neighbor or family member as the source of the conjure spell. Next... often the suddenness or particular nature of physical symptoms... to suspect an ‘‘unnatural illness.’’ Third, the afflicted person searched for a healer with ‘‘second sight’’ into the workings of the spiritual world. Fourth, the narrator recounted the steps taken by the conjurer to bring about a cure." (Fett, p. 86) Also, “many African Americans looking back on the period of slavery tended to focus on conjuration used against slaveholders, but
On the book Working cures, the slaves of plantations completely believed in “conjuration… also called ‘‘hoodoo’’ or ‘‘rootwork,’’ African American practice of healing, harming, and protection performed through the ritual harnessing of spiritual forces.’’ (Fett, p. 85) Illness …show more content…
In the final moments before either the victim’s death or cure, these creatures often emerged from the victim’s body, confirming the supernatural nature of the affliction.” (Fett, p. 93) Consequently, the majority of conjurations originated in conflicts over sex, economic resources, and interpersonal power. It represented an arena in which men and women attempted to defend their sense of worth and protect what they regarded as their own. The following sections trace the four stages of African American conjure narratives and explore the relational vision of health in the course of the journey from affliction to healing: “first, conjure accounts laid out a conflict, identifying a soured relationship with a well-known neighbor or family member as the source of the conjure spell. Next... often the suddenness or particular nature of physical symptoms... to suspect an ‘‘unnatural illness.’’ Third, the afflicted person searched for a healer with ‘‘second sight’’ into the workings of the spiritual world. Fourth, the narrator recounted the steps taken by the conjurer to bring about a cure." (Fett, p. 86) Also, “many African Americans looking back on the period of slavery tended to focus on conjuration used against slaveholders, but