Becoming a sangoma: religious anthropological field-work in Francistown, Botswana
| Title | Becoming a sangoma: religious anthropological field-work in Francistown, Botswana |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1991 |
| Authors | W.M.J. van Binsbergen |
| Secondary Title | Journal of religion in Africa |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 309 - 344 |
| Date Published | 1991/// |
| Publication Language | eng |
| Keywords | 1991, Botswana, fieldwork, healers |
| Abstract | This is a detailed account of how the author, carrying out research into the urban therapeutic scene in Francistown, Botswana, over varying periods of time in 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991, first became a patient of a 'sangoma' traditional healer, and was subsequently trained and initiated as a 'sangoma' himself. Bibliogr., notes, ref |
| IR handle/ Full text URL | http://hdl.handle.net/1887/9036 |
| Citation Key | 1508 |