Africa: Birds And Khoesan: Linking Spirits And Healing With Day-To-Day Life

Africa: Birds And Khoesan: Linking Spirits And Healing With Day-To-Day Life Chris Low, 2011   It is not surprising that animals have played a significant role in KhoeSan cosmology but identifying exactly what that role is and how it relates to different contexts of belief and action is more challenging. This article identifies a special role for birds in KhoeSan thought and practice, which is tightly bound to matters of spirit and healing, seems relatively cohesive and is distinctive and...

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