Zulu shaman
Subtitle: dreams, prophecies, and mysteries
By: Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa ; edited by Stephen Larsen ; foreword by Luisah Teish.
Contributors: Larsen, Stephen.
Series: Mutwa, Credo Vusa'mazulu,
Publisher: Destiny Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Rochester, Vt
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Zulu (African people) -- Medicine.; Zulu (African people) -- Religion.; Shamans -- South Africa -- KwaZulu-Natal.
Description: "In this window into Zulu mysticism, Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa breaks the bonds of traditional silence to share his personal experiences as a sangoma - a Zulu shaman. Set against the backdrop of post-colonial South Africa, Zulu Shaman relays the first-person accounts of an African healer and reveals the cosmology of the Zulu." "Mutwa begins with the story of his personal journey as an English-trained Christian schoolteacher who receives a calling to follow in his grandfather's footsteps as a shaman and keeper of folklore. He then tells the stories of his ancestors, including creation myths; how evil came to the world; the adventures of the trickster god Kintu; and Zulu relations with the "fiery visitors," whom he likens to extraterrestrials. In an attempt to preserve the knowledge of his ancestors and encourage his vision of a world united in peace and harmony, Mutwa also shares previously guarded secrets of Zulu healing and spiritual practices: including the curing power of the sangoma and the psychic powers of his people."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Originally published: Song of the stars. [Barrytown, NY] : Barrytown, Ltd., c1996.