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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Diviners"”.
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Fate calculation experts : diviners seeking legitimation in contemporary China
… illegal 'superstition', and contemporary Chinese diviners' practice is often shaped by the ways in which diviners counter such stigmatising discourses. China's rapidly changing society is forcing people to confront and reinterpret the relationship between individual agency and fate. As a …
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Fate calculation experts : diviners seeking legitimation in contemporary China
… illegal 'superstition', and contemporary Chinese diviners' practice is often shaped by the ways in which diviners counter such stigmatising discourses. China's rapidly changing society is forcing people to confront and reinterpret the relationship between individual agency and fate. As a …
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Iintlombe Zamagqirha : an assessment of the meaning and value of Xhosa-speaking diviners' songs
Traditional Xhosa speaking diviners operate within the broad framework of traditional 'Nguni' thought patterns. They use standard methods and techniques of treating and involving practices in which the diviner works with the assistance of the ancestors. They also use diviners' songs either from the …
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Divination processes : an examination of the incorporated belief systems of several Nguni diviners and the subsequent effects on the symbolism, form, structure and style of the music associated with their ritual practices
… religious symbolism employed by Southern Nguni diviners, providing proof of the role of the ancestors as protectors of health and welfare of their living descendants. Divination songs are a means of artistic expression and communication between the ancestors and the people, and are performed in …
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Towards a Missiological Model for Worldview Transformation among Adherents to African Traditional Religion in Yorubaland
… face-to-face interviews with five pastors, five diviners, and three members who had once consulted diviners. Concepts that emerged from the analyzed data revealed the need for a theory of worldview transformation. This theory entailed having better biblical explanations to counter existing …
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Exploring the Role of Traditional Medicinal Practitioners in the use of Indigenous Knowledge Methods for the Treatment and Management of HIV/AIDS-related Symptoms: A Case Study of Keates the Drift Community in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal
… physicians. The findings also indicated that diviners (Izangoma) and herbalists are the two categories of traditional medical practitioners found in the Keates Drift Community (Izinyanga). Additionally, traditional herbalists and diviners used medicinal herbs to treat and manage HIV/AIDS …
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Nongqawuse's Prophecies Revisited: Centring the Religious Experience
… in ritual sacrifice and the role of prophets and diviners in Xhosa life are all important in understanding the events of the Cattle-Killing Movement. Themes of rebirth and renewal are present within the prophecies and the wider movement. This study will argue that the religious aspects of the …
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Divination in 1 Samuel 28 and Beyond: An African Study in the Politics of Translation
… other ancient Near Eastern and modern African diviners. She resists an inner-biblical conquest theology and a monologic authoritarian view of divination to assist King Saul by various means, including invoking the spirit of a departed person, Samuel. I suggest that the violence done to the …
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A Missiological Study of the Phenomenon of Dual Allegiance in the Seventh-day Adventist Church Among the Yoruba People of Nigeria
… and spiritualistic worldview visit diviners, shamans, spiritualistic herbalists, and the traditional medicine men and women who use enchantments, divination, charms, invocation of the spirit world, etc. They engage in such practices for various reasons which include, to diagnose and …
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Traditional healing modalities in the provision of mental illness in Vhembe, Limpopo Province
The study sought to explore the use of traditional healing modalities in the provision of mental illness in the Vhembe district of Limpopo province. Traditional medicine has been used for thousands of years by indigenous people in South Africa and Africa as a whole, and demonstrated efficacy in …