A witch doctor (also spelled witch-doctor), or witchcraft doctor, [1] is a kind of magical healer who treats ailments believed to be caused by witchcraft. [2] The term is often misunderstood, and they could more accurately be called "anti-witch doctors".

Here, David Seville tried to reproduce his funny voice (and that he later created his "Chipmunks") by doubling the speed of the tape-recorder. WITCH DOCTOR was charted Number 1 on U.S. Billboard...

"Witch Doctor" is a 1958 American novelty song written and recorded by Ross Bagdasarian (under the stage name of David Seville).

Music video by Cartoons performing Witch Doctor (Video).

Witch doctor, a healer or benevolent worker of magic in a nonliterate society. The term originated in England in the 18th century and is generally considered to be pejorative and anthropologically inaccurate.

2024年8月25日 · The term "witch doctors" is often used to refer to shamans, medicine men, and other traditional healers who claim to have mystical powers. From Peru to South Africa to China, "witch doctors" have a long and controversial history.

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2024年1月18日 · Witch doctors are traditional magical healers who specialize in addressing maladies believed to have supernatural or magical origins. The term “witch doctor” is of European origin and was originally applied to European practitioners of witchcraft, later extended to practitioners in other cultures.

In primitive society, the witch doctor (medicine man) was a person who had mystical powers that enabled him to detect witches and to combat their evil actions. The witch doctor usually had a triple function—that of physician, magician, and priest.

"Witch Doctor" enjoyed a resurgence in popularity during the '80s, when the Chipmunks, under Bagdasarian's son's management, sang a cover version of it for the 1983 Alvin and the Chipmunks TV show.