Traditional Medicine in Somalia - An Anthropological Approach to the Concepts concerning Disease

This paper presents the first results of a research in progress which is concerned with the cultural attitudes towards illness and some concepts and aspects of traditional medicine in Somalia with special reference to the village of Lamadonka in Afgoy district.Maqaalkani wuxuu muujinayaa natiijooyinka hore ee cilmibaariseed oo la xiriira habka loola dhaqmo cudurka iyo qaar ka mid ah qaabka daawo soomaaliga, gaar ahaan kuwa tuulada Lamaddonka ee Afgooye.Questo articolo presenta i primi risultati di una ricerca in corso, relativa agli atteggiamenti culturali verso la malattia e di alcuni concetti e aspetti della medicina tradizionale in Somalia con particolare riferimento al villaggio di Lamadonka nel distretto di Afgoy.Labahn, Thomas (ed.