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Peer-Reviewed Article November 25, 2009

The Role Of The Ancestors In Healing

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Published in: Indilinga African Journal of Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Publisher: African Journals OnLine • South Africa • 1683-0296
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4314/indilinga.v8i1.48234

Abstract

This article explores beliefs and practices with regard to the role of the ancestors in healing in relation to communal, human spirituality in general and Southern African Nguni people in particular. Special focus is on the psychosocial dynamics of healing as revealed through divine mediation and continuous communication with the ancestors.

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