ANTHROP 2R03 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Traditional African Medicine, Zion Christian Church, Traditional Healers Of South Africa
20 Mar 2020
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Characters : adam ashforth author, madumo adam"s friend, main focus, mamfete adam"s friend, an older soweto woman, mr. zondi inyanga who treated madumo. Specialists (types, rituals performed, training: inyanga: an herbalist, healer of traditional african medicine, adam suggests that he take madumo to one, adam"s friend mamfete warns adam that the healer may attempt to overcharge. The traditional healer: also known as inyangas or sangomas (mostly interchangeable, heal by virtue of their special calling from ancestral spirits, who empower them in the use of herbs and other substances (p. 56, 2. Ancestors: you see, for me, i"m relating this thing to the people that are called ancestors. The bible says that the witches must be killed: 132: local council"s role in containing witchcraft, november 1995 - local council elections held in south africa, soweto divided between 2 jurisdictions of the greater johannesburg.
