Ukuthwasa
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ukuthwasa-180-5379784
title:
Ukuthwasa
text:
Ukuthwasa is a Southern African culture-bound syndrome associated with the calling and the initiation process to become a sangoma, a type of traditional healer. In the cultural context of traditional healers in Southern Africa, the journey of ukuthwasa involves a spiritual process marked by rituals, teachings, and preparations. It begins with a calling, idlozi, from ancestors, often received through dreams or altered states of consciousness. Initiates, known as ithwasane or ithwasa, undergo form
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Culture-bound syndrome
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukuthwasa
date created:
2023-06-03T22:21:47Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T08:50:43Z
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13
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