Wellness Urhobo Emuerinvwin An: An African Holistic Health Ideology

DescriptionEmuerinvwin is the Urhobo form of the Africa-wide belief that serious illness 1S the ancestors punisnment for sin (ancestor spirit anger theory of illne). Emuerinvwin (a matter for the ancestors) Teters to a category of sins in which only the ancestors can adjudicate. For the Urhobo, emuerinvwin, in IIS broadest sense. is any anti-social behaviour capable of disrupting interpersonal and social harmony: the Urhobo believe such harmony to be essential for holistic wellness. Emuerinvwin belief is thus a doctrinal compass designed to guide individuals through life’s maze of moral strictures that are meant to minimize interpersonal conflicts. emotional distress and serious illness.