الثبات و التغير في الطب الشعبي
Author
السنانية, بدرية بنت محمد بن حمود .
English abstract
The objective of this study is to identify the Continuity and change in some practices of folk medicine in the Omani society. The main objective is to achieve four sub-goals: to identify the socio-demographic characteristics of the folk therapists and those who seek the traditional medicine; to understand the reason why people in the and finally society use folk medicine; to monitor some practices of the folk medicine to detect the continuity and change in the practice of folk medicine. The study was based on some of the issues of the updated nes- functional approach the issues of the symbolic Internationalism. The study relied on the descriptive approach. It combined quantitative and qualitative methods whenever possible. It was based on a sample convenience of the population of Al-Seeb and Barka states. The sample consisted of 130 individuals. The study used interviews and which included a number of quantitative and qualitative questions. a questionnaire «The field study yielded many findings through the study's sub- themes summarized as follows: The first theme is about the reasons for the community members to resort to folk medicine. It shows that more than half of the total sample resorted to the folk therapy and finally for beautification purposes. « a means of preventing diseases for treatment · available around them«People seemed to prefer it because it is a natural source safer than official medicine and it used by all social groups and not only one cheaper category. The results of the second theme "Some practices of folk medicine": The study indicates that half of the total sample believes that the folk treatment practices are men capable of treating the diseases which modern medicine cannot. It was also perceived that that the folk treatment practices are widely used in our Omani society. folk treatments are influenced by the availability of medical services in Furthermore it was found that popular treatment practices do not have any side «the society. Also effects. The most are - according to the opinion of the samples Popular treatment practices fractures - cuppings herbal treatments then treatment with the Koran ablation treatment and incision for jaundice. " "some features of stability and change in folk therapy" As for the third axis the results indicate the continuity of the majority of popular treatment practices and the relative stability of the function of the folk medical format in treating diseases. It is noted that folk medicine as a practice remains in spite of the development of tools and therapeutic devices. The fact that folk medicine modern medical methods has maintained its place in the community can be a result of its tangible therapeutic benefits. It may also be due to religious or socio-cultural aspects that ensured the continuity and success of folk medicine practices to this day, there are some indicators that suggest a relative Otendency to However change. This change is in the sense of preference for the use of formal medicine in some cases.
There were changes also in some folk treatment practices such as herbal some methods and tools of cupping and others. Furthermore« fracturestreatment some remedial practices have developed. This may be due to the availability of a combination of factors that have led to a change in the general pattern of the Omani such as folk «society. This change has thus been reflected in some sub-patterns economic conditions of the medicine. These factors are the improvement of the socio society. The change was evident in the popular treatment practices associated with witchcraft which led to the disappearance of some of these practices. Some of such «and sorcery
while the folk medicine based on natural practices disappeared in certain areas methods is widely used and is an important therapeutic and preventive part in the format of folk medicine. The study ended with a discussion of the results in the light of previous studies and the theoretical frameworks and presented the main suggestion
in conjunction with the mechanisms of their implementation.
