TY - JOUR AU - Hamadama, Aboubakar PY - 2022/01/10 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Yiga Kaka (Cock Diagnosis) JF - Journal of Anthropological Films JA - JAF VL - 6 IS - Supplement SE - Films DO - 10.15845/jaf.v6i01.3493 UR - https://boap.uib.no/index.php/jaf/article/view/3493 SP - AB - <p>In a small village in Northern Cameroon;&nbsp; lives a respected Mboum head of the family with his many children.&nbsp; The latter practices the Yiga kaka or Cockrel diagnosis where he earns his living by making the diagnosis and curing the sick through a cockrel.&nbsp; This practice allows the Yiga kaka practitioner to identify what the patient is suffering from and provide care.&nbsp; In this socioculture, only the initiated practitioner mastering the codes and the necessary knowledge can exercise this profession.&nbsp; Despite the influence of modernity, Alim Sardi strives to perpetuate this practice.</p> ER -