Integrating principles underlying ancestral spirits belief in counseling and psychotherapy

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dc.contributor.authorBojuwoye, Olaniyi
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-29T14:02:26Z
dc.date.available2014-01-29T14:02:26Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThis article discusses the traditional beliefs, of many indigenous cultures of Africa, associated with ancestral spirits and its use as powerful therapeutic agent for influencing behavior or lifestyle changes. Explanatory models of attachment to ancestral spirits by living descendants are first discussed, followed by a discussion on major factors responsible for real sense experience of ancestral spirits. Special emphasis of the paper is on the employment of exemplary behavior or status of dead relative, during their lifetime, for influencing different aspects of life of living descendants including lifestyle and career choices. Also featured in the paper are the drawing of significant parallels between traditional and Western psychotherapeutic practices and suggestions as to how to incorporate ancestral spirits belief into conventional counselling and psychotherapy.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBojuwoye, O. (2013). Integrating principles underlying ancestral spirits belief in counseling and psychotherapy. Ife Psychologia, 21(1): 74-89en_US
dc.identifier.issn1117-1421
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/983
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherIfe Centre for Psychological Studiesen_US
dc.rightsCopyright Ife Centre for Psychological Studies
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectAttachment to ancestral spiritsen_US
dc.subjectBelief in ancestral spiritsen_US
dc.subjectConventional counselingen_US
dc.subjectExemplary behaviorsen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous culturesen_US
dc.subjectLiving descendantsen_US
dc.titleIntegrating principles underlying ancestral spirits belief in counseling and psychotherapyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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