Definitions for "Sangoma"
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Zulu word for traditional doctor
Spiritualist type witch doctor; the word often used by whites for both types
a traditional Zulu healer and respected elder
a diviner-priest whose powers are based on the fact that
an African traditional healer who merges with her ancestors for the purpose of healing
a traditional healer, one who channels the ancestral spirits who advise the living
a traditional healer, who most often is a woman
(Xhosa) A healer.
A sangoma is a practitioner of herbal medicine, divination and counselling in traditional Nguni (Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele and Swazi) societies of Southern Africa (effectively an African shaman).