Abstract
Ethnomedicine refers to all the systems of healing. Traditional medical systems are part of the culture of many societies around the world. A common feature of ethnomedicine shared by these societies is the emphasis on magic and religion. Many Islamic societies believe that mental illness occurs due to jinn possession, which is a sign of God’s punishment on a sinner. There are the righteous jinn and evil jinn. Although Islamic medicine existed, it was used as an alternative when the rituals failed to work. Islamic faith healers claim that human beings are made of four interacting parts, i.e. body, mind, ...
