Sentence examples for fetish priest from inspiring English sources

"Nana is a famous fetish priest in Ghana.

So why was Ghana's most feared fetish priest living inconspicuously in a one-bedroom apartment in the Bronx?

Most communities have an כkכmfo, a traditional healer or fetish priest, who under the instruction of the abosom or 'small gods', treats mental illness through the use of herbal medicines and ritual such as animal sacrifice.

A year later, after she visited her husband in the Bronx, the Web site Ghana Nation ran the headline: "Ghanaian Fetish Priest Kweku Bonsam Chills With Lover in New York".

In West Africa, traditional priests — often called fetish priests — have historically preferred secrecy and seclusion, carrying out their ancient rituals inside mud huts in remote areas.

"Fetish priests prey on the directionless and the vulnerable, those seeking any kind of answer," said Adwoa Adofo, 28, a communications director in Washington.

In a society where politics are inextricably linked to religion, the real holders of power are the fetish priests.

Because of this, they depended mostly on herbal treatments at home or sought healing from traditional healers including fetish priests (Okomfo).

It was striking how few of those who had been subject to the use of chains or beating complained of their treatment at the hands of the pastors and fetish priests.

There are three major sources of help for families in Kintampo North and South districts who have a relative with mental illness, including biomedical healthcare, 'traditional healing' performed by fetish priests (Twi: akכmfoכ), and 'faith healing' from Christian pastors or Muslim mallams.

Normally, people do not say the truth in surveys because he knows that if he tells you the truth, Kofi will know that I also go to the fetish-priests" (37 year-old male traditionalist, Group 3).