¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sangomas
1. sangoma [n] - See also: sangoma
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sangomas
Literary usage of Sangomas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Much Bigger Than Grownups: Chronicles of a Native South Africanby Shelley Wood Gauld by Shelley Wood Gauld (2006)
"In addition to visiting a medical doctor or attending church, they consulted
sangomas. South African sangomas "Sangoma" and "witchdoctor" have become ..."
2. The Theatre of Violence: Narratives of Protagonists in the South African by Don Foster, Paul Haupt, Maresa de Beer (2005)
"Everybody thought I was mad, because.. .only mad people.. .defied instructions
of sangomas and their ancestors, so I felt that I should break ties with ..."
3. The Colony of Natal: An Official Illustrated Handbook and Railway Guide by Joseph Forsyth Ingram (1895)
"He is firmly fixed in his mind that the witch doctors and sangomas (female
diviners) have power to bring rain, to trace spells of witchcraft, ..."
4. Natal: An Illustrated Official Railway Guide and Handbook of General Information by Charles William Francis Harrison, Joseph Forsyth Ingram (1903)
"He is firmly fixed in his mind that the witch doctors and sangomas (female
diviners) have power to bring rain, to trace spells of witchcraft, ..."
5. Indigenous Knowledge and Its Uses in SA by Hans Normann, Ina Snyman (1996)
"... (spiritual healers), and sangomas (diviners). It is at those institutions that
the situation is stabilized. It is then known that the person has ..."
6. Emerging Voices: A Report on Education in South African Rural Communities by Human Sciences Research Council, Nelson Mandela Foundation (2005)
"Also significant is the high number of educators in KwaZulu-Natal (12.7%) relative
to Limpopo (2.1%) and the Eastern Cape (1.3%) who ranked sangomas as ..."
7. The Subtle Power of Intangible Heritage: Legal and Financial Instruments for ...by Harriet Deacon by Harriet Deacon (2004)
"'white' sangomas or traditional healers in South Africa), although examples are
usually isolated. Heritage resources, whether tangible or intangible, ..."
8. Much Bigger Than Grownups: Chronicles of a Native South Africanby Shelley Wood Gauld by Shelley Wood Gauld (2006)
"In addition to visiting a medical doctor or attending church, they consulted
sangomas. South African sangomas "Sangoma" and "witchdoctor" have become ..."
9. The Theatre of Violence: Narratives of Protagonists in the South African by Don Foster, Paul Haupt, Maresa de Beer (2005)
"Everybody thought I was mad, because.. .only mad people.. .defied instructions
of sangomas and their ancestors, so I felt that I should break ties with ..."
10. The Colony of Natal: An Official Illustrated Handbook and Railway Guide by Joseph Forsyth Ingram (1895)
"He is firmly fixed in his mind that the witch doctors and sangomas (female
diviners) have power to bring rain, to trace spells of witchcraft, ..."
11. Natal: An Illustrated Official Railway Guide and Handbook of General Information by Charles William Francis Harrison, Joseph Forsyth Ingram (1903)
"He is firmly fixed in his mind that the witch doctors and sangomas (female
diviners) have power to bring rain, to trace spells of witchcraft, ..."
12. Indigenous Knowledge and Its Uses in SA by Hans Normann, Ina Snyman (1996)
"... (spiritual healers), and sangomas (diviners). It is at those institutions that
the situation is stabilized. It is then known that the person has ..."
13. Emerging Voices: A Report on Education in South African Rural Communities by Human Sciences Research Council, Nelson Mandela Foundation (2005)
"Also significant is the high number of educators in KwaZulu-Natal (12.7%) relative
to Limpopo (2.1%) and the Eastern Cape (1.3%) who ranked sangomas as ..."
14. The Subtle Power of Intangible Heritage: Legal and Financial Instruments for ...by Harriet Deacon by Harriet Deacon (2004)
"'white' sangomas or traditional healers in South Africa), although examples are
usually isolated. Heritage resources, whether tangible or intangible, ..."
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