Tobacco, particularly in the form of snuff, is important in interactions with ancestral spirits, who are believed to be responsible for their living kin’s well-being or tragedy. At cultural ceremonies like Ukuthethela/Bira (to ask for intercession and guidance), the ancestors…
Marula known also as Umganu, Mupfura, Tsua, Morula, Mng’ ongo, Mafula, Nkula and Ol-mangwai is a popular African tree distributed across many African countries. The leaves, stem bark, root and fruit are used extensively in food and traditional medicine. The…
Tobacco, particularly in the form of snuff, is particularly important in interactions with ancestral spirits, who are believed to be responsible for their living kin’s well-being or tragedy. At ritual feasts, the ancestors are usually invoked or appeased, and tobacco…
A sangoma is a practitioner of ubungoma, a philosophy based on a belief in ancestral spirits (amadlozi, amadloti, vadzimu, badimo, izinyanya) and the practice of indigenous African medicine, which is often a mix of medicinal plants and various animal body…