Per-Anders Pettersson
IN TRANSITION: SOUTH AFRICA: IN TRANSITION
IN TRANSITION
A woman cleans the blood from a newly killed goat as she is graduating from a Sangoma ceremony in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2005. Sangoma, or traditional healer, communicates with the ancestral spirits, asking for guidance how to treat patients from different diseases and problems. They are often prescribing an herbal remedy for their patients. Many black South African’s consult a Sangoma even before going to a hospital.
A woman cleans the blood from a newly killed goat as she is graduating from a Sangoma ceremony in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2005. Sangoma, or traditional healer, communicates with the ancestral spirits, asking for guidance how to treat patients from different diseases and problems. They are often prescribing an herbal remedy for their patients. Many black South African’s consult a Sangoma even before going to a hospital.
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