African Pharmakon: The Asylum as Shrine from Slavery to the Return

Nana Osei Quarshie’s African Pharmakon: The Asylum as Shrine from Slavery to the Return makes a significant contribution to the history of psychiatry in Africa. In Quarshie’s account, psychiatry in...

Authors

Richard Oware (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3379-7664)

Institutions

University of Saskatchewan (CA)

Publication Details

Journal: Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines
Published: 2026-08-28
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00083968.2026.2709215
Primary Topic: Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices
Type: article
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African Pharmakon: The Asylum as Shrine from Slavery to the Return

Richard Oware

Aug 28, 2026

Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines

Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices

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African Pharmakon: The Asylum as Shrine from Slavery to the Return

Richard Oware

August 28, 2026article en

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Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines

University of Saskatchewan (CA)

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Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices

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