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🇿🇦 South Africa · Traditional

Southern African Traditional Healers' Bodywork (Sangoma / Inyanga)南部アフリカの伝統治療師の手技（サンゴマ・イニャンガ）

Bodywork performed by traditional healers of South Africa and Zimbabwe alongside herbal applications and rubs (muthi); records are limited and the entry is under review.

Traditional healing system

This name is recorded with basic database information. An in-depth article will follow.

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Origin
🇿🇦 South Africa · 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Era
Traditional
Classification
Traditional healing system
Techniques
Herbal
Practitioner body parts
Palm / Thumb
Medium
Herbal
Clothing
Clothed
Setting
Table

Cultural meaning

The practice of sangoma (spiritual healers) and inyanga (herbalists) centres on relationship with the ancestors, and bodywork sits within ritual and herbs. South Africa registers traditional healers under a 2007 act.

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