Encyclopedia of African Religion

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626 Sotho


Sotho Sangoma with bones, Lesedi Cultural Village, Hartbeespoort, North West Province, South Africa.The termSangomais used
to describe a holy man or woman who is a skilled diviner and healer.The Sangoma’s abilities have been based on the fact that he
or she is directly connected with or an incarnation of an ancestral spirit or guide.


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