Sangoma (diviner)

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Beholder
Traditional healer
Spiritual practitioner
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Nguni_peoples
gptkb:Xhosa_culture
Zulu culture
gptkbp:coreBelief African traditional religion
gptkbp:gender Both male and female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sangoma (diviner)
gptkbp:initiationRite Ukuthwasa
gptkbp:language gptkb:Xhosa
gptkb:Zulu
gptkbp:performs gptkb:prophecy
Healing rituals
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Southern_Africa
gptkbp:recognizedBy Traditional communities
gptkbp:regulates Traditional Health Practitioners Act (South Africa)
gptkbp:relatedTo mythology
Witch doctor
Inyanga (herbalist)
gptkbp:role Spiritual guidance
Healing physical and spiritual ailments
Protecting against witchcraft
gptkbp:status Respected community member
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:embroidery
faculty
Animal skins
gptkbp:trainer Apprenticeship
gptkbp:uses gptkb:traditional_medicine
Ancestral spirits
Bones for divination
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zulu_religion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6