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Denise Martin
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BIOGRAPHY

Contributor to SAGE Publications's Encyclopedia of African Religion (2009) whose work for that encyclopedia formed the basis of her contributions to Britannica.

Primary Contributions (1)
Sangoma, highly respected healer among the Zulu people of South Africa who diagnoses, prescribes, and often performs the rituals to heal a person physically, mentally, emotionally, or spiritually. The sangoma may address all of these realms in the healing process, which usually involves divination,…
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Publications (1)
Encyclopedia of African Religion
Encyclopedia of African Religion (November 2008)
"Numerous titles focusing on particular beliefs in Africa exist, including Marcel Griaule′s Conversations with Ogotemmeli, but this one presents an unparallelled exploration of a multitude of cultures and experiences.It is both a gateway to deeper exploration and a penetrating resource on its own. This is bound to become the definitive scholarly resource on African religions." ― Library Journal, Starred Review"Overall, because of its singular focus, reliability,...
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