Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: HOW A NIGERIAN WITCHDOCTOR, SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN JAIL, CONCOCTED SUPERNATURAL POWERS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKERS

Yes, Gloria. We must reject pejorative description that is racially motivated. The people don't call their medical experts such names. We must respect our people and culture.

Prof. Segun Ogungbemi

> On May 3, 2015, at 2:48 PM, "Emeagwali, Gloria (History)" <emeagwali@mail.ccsu.edu> wrote:
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> Why do we continue to use the virulent word 'witchdoctor'?
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> This is a toxic word that racist colonialists
> invented for Africa.
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> For other parts of the world, for the same phenomenon,
> they use the word 'shaman' and 'medicine men'.
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> For Europe itself they use the term 'psychic', 'diviner' etc.
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> Let us elevate our discourse.
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> Professor Gloria Emeagwali
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