Jungle Doctor Attacks Witchcraft

The Jungle Doctor #4

by Paul White

This Jungle Doctor book will take you into adventures with a missionary doctor in Tanganyika (now Tanzania). The characters experience everyday problems in a jungle sort of way - with hilarious outcomes and practical applications.The Witchdoctors and tribal superstition are causing trouble for the Jungle Doctor once again - but armed with the truth, the doctor and his staff are about to open the eyes of the local people to what is causing their problems - and it isn't curses and spells.

Genres: Christian, Nonfiction, Childrens, Biography, Africa

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1947

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Paul White was an Australian missionary doctor in Africa who learned to clothe his Bible teaching in fables, creating stories with a timeless quality. When he returned home to Australia his stories were discovered and published to world-wide acclaim.

Reviews

[Emma Filbrun]

This is another wonderful book about a mission doctor’s life in Tanganyika. As always, we enjoyed reading about the colorful characters that came through his doors, and the challenges he faced. This one shows the impact of witchcraft on the thinking of the people. When people decided that someone was under a spell, that person would die—no matter what foul play had to be resorted to! As always, the doctor and his faithful sidekick Daudi find spiritual lessons in daily occurences, and come up with creative ways to share the Gospel with the people they are helping. We are really enjoying this series!

[Rachel Horwell]

Behold, a book that has not aged well. Very colonialist and superior white Christian man coming to save the Africans. Heavy on the Christian preaching morals and putting down the local customs and ways. I am sure the missionary hospitals did many good deeds to help the local community but it does read in a very dated way and propaganda for the Christian cause a plenty.

[James]

Good story but a bit jumbled.