Ithwasane = The initiate /

Shrouded in myth and protected by the ancient secrets of their ancestors, the African Traditional Healer (Sangoma) has always been a controversial subject in South African society, where the modern meets the ancient and where AIDS is feared by all. Little is known about the healing powers they posse...

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Other Authors:	Lansdown, Simone (Producer), Lepedi, Sello (Narrator), Wessels, W. (Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	Sotho
Language Notes:	This edition in Sotho and English.
Published:	Surrey, England : Journeyman Pictures, 2002.
Subjects:	Healing > South Africa. Traditional medicine > South Africa. South Africa. Internet videos. Documentary films.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Shrouded in myth and protected by the ancient secrets of their ancestors, the African Traditional Healer (Sangoma) has always been a controversial subject in South African society, where the modern meets the ancient and where AIDS is feared by all. Little is known about the healing powers they possess, their cunning knowledge of illness and disease and the rituals an initiate has to undergo. We go to the Northern Province of South Africa to follow an Ithwasane( initiate) as she undergoes the process of becoming a fully fledged African Traditional Healer.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed March 4, 2015). Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (45 min.). Previously released as DVD.
Playing Time:	00:44:59