This chapter investigates the intricate interplay between traditional Luo cultural practices and the health doctrines of the Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) Church, interchangeably referred to as Adventism hereafter, among adherents in Kenya. Drawing on interdisciplinary literature and cultural health theory, the study reveals areas of convergence and divergence in domains such as dietary customs, healing rituals, medical access, leadership authority, childbirth, and death rites. Luo customs often emphasize ancestral reverence, herbal remedies, communal responsibility, and holistic healing, while Adventist health ideology promotes scriptural dietary restrictions, abstention from spiritualism, hospital-based care, and Sabbath observance. Through thematic analysis of secondary literature, this study shows how adherents navigate a pluralistic health landscape, blending belief systems to form hybrid practices. The findings underscore the need for culturally sensitive healthcare policies and religious engagement in public health planning.

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Hybrid Health

  • Kitche Magak

摘要

This chapter investigates the intricate interplay between traditional Luo cultural practices and the health doctrines of the Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) Church, interchangeably referred to as Adventism hereafter, among adherents in Kenya. Drawing on interdisciplinary literature and cultural health theory, the study reveals areas of convergence and divergence in domains such as dietary customs, healing rituals, medical access, leadership authority, childbirth, and death rites. Luo customs often emphasize ancestral reverence, herbal remedies, communal responsibility, and holistic healing, while Adventist health ideology promotes scriptural dietary restrictions, abstention from spiritualism, hospital-based care, and Sabbath observance. Through thematic analysis of secondary literature, this study shows how adherents navigate a pluralistic health landscape, blending belief systems to form hybrid practices. The findings underscore the need for culturally sensitive healthcare policies and religious engagement in public health planning.