Amagqirha : religion, magic and medicine in Transkei
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TextEdition: 1st edDescription: 126p.; ill.; appendix; bibliog.; appendices/glossary/indexContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0-7994-0640-6
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1 Background. 2 The "call to priesthood". 3 Ukuthwasa - The story of Nombuso. 4 Graduation. 5 Variations in customs. 6 Witchcraft and mythology. 7 Diagnosis and treatment. 8 Medicinal plants and remedies. 9 Religoious and spiritual aspects; a final assessment. Appendices
'...In the pages that follow, amagquirha tell in their own words how they are called, what their training involves, how they diagnose and divine, and how they treat their patients. This includes the central importance of dreams, different divination techniques, the indispensable power generated by song and dance and the recognition and treatment of diseases caused by witchcraft and possession by evil spirits. This includes the central importance of dreams, different divination techniques, the indispensable power generated by song and dance and the recognition and treatment of diseases caused by witchcraft and possession by evil spirits.' --Preface
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