The Sangoma and the Inyanga, Swaziland

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Sangoma is a traditional diviner chosen by the ancestors of that particular family. The training of the Sangoma is called "Kwetfwasa". At the end of training, there is a graduation ceremony where all the local tangoma come together for feasting and dancing. The diviner is consulted for various reasons pertaining to the cause of sickness or even death. His diagnosis is based on "Kubhula" a process of communication, through trance with the natural superpowers. The Inyanga (medical and su-pharma celitical specialist in modern terms) possesses the bone throwing skill (kushaya ematsambo) used to determine the cause of the sickness (etiology).

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