Sentences with word «sangoma»

He became familiar with the local traditional healers, called sangomas, which kindled his interest in non-Western healing modalitiesIn 1984, Dr. Lipman immigrated to the United States, where he became the chief medical resident at Lincoln Hospital in Bronx, NY.

This has meant covering rituals of sangomas, grieving, gossip, love and at times being in insalubrious locations.

In a dramatic departure from their traditional approach to medicine, South African witch doctors, known locally as sangomas, are taking part in their country's campaign to promote the use of condoms to combat AIDS.

Only sangomas can approach the falls and offer prayers to the ancestral spirits.

As an initiated sangoma (a traditional health practitioner), Siwani uses her artistic practice to delve into religious subjects and the sometimes - vexed relationship between Christianity and African spirituality.

He became familiar with the local traditional healers, called sangomas, which kindled his interest in non-Western healing modalities.

So, wearing their beads, furs and charms, sangomas are increasingly attending meetings across the country alongside officials from the Department of National Health and representatives of condom manufacturers.

A spokesman for the Traditional Healers Association of South Africa said that the sangomas feared contracting AIDS through their frequent treatment of patients by cutting skin (to release evil) and rubbing powders into the wounds.

If you're feeling adventurous visit a sangoma or have a drink at a shebeen...

Highlight: the 4500 private game reserve is just 2 hours» from Durban and offers a sangoma encounter in a rural Zulu village.

Watch as locals make spears, shields, baskets and clay pots or peek into the world of the sangoma.

For something a little out of the ordinary, and a real taste of indigenous culture, there are township tours on offer in the local Kwanaonqaba township, where visits to a sangoma and shebeen and the sampling traditional cuisine are all available.