Working with spirit

Wreford, Jo Thobeka.

Working with spirit experiencing izangoma healing in contemporary South Africa / [electronic resource] : Jo Thobeka Wreford. - New York : Berghahn Books, 2008. - xiii, 260 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Epistemologies of healing ; v. 3 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-249) and index.

Conversations in anthropological theory and method -- On the question of ancestors -- Biomedicine and izangoma sinyanga--fundamental misunderstandings and avoidable mistakes -- On "being called" (ukubiswa) -- Graduation (goduswa) and ancestral evidences -- What got into you? Ancestral en-trancement -- "Long-nosed" izangoma and relationship issues in the izangoma community -- Witchcraft and izangoma sinyanga in the time of AIDS.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2010.
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DNLM


Traditional medicine--South Africa.
Healing--South Africa.


Electronic books.

GR358 / .W74 2008eb

610.968

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