About the 'Toornan': the 'Bushman witchdoctor'

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Title

About the 'Toornan': the 'Bushman witchdoctor'

Collection

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Contributor

kabbo (Jantje) (II)

Summary

<i>The Bushman Doctor or Sorcerer (L II.-1. 273-275). An account of these people was also given in the Katkop dialect by Dia!kwáin (L V.-3. 4122-4131).</i>

Comments

1) Note on the inside of the back cover of this notebook: 'Finished correcting Sept 15/71 from Jantje Toorm himself', 2) See also

Type

story

Date

14 -16 June 1871

Category

Healing and ailing

Custom and daily life

Keyword

nose ( and sorcerers or healers )

nose ( a man who has his )

nose ( and healing )

nose ( 'Bushman witchdoctor' or doctor )

lion ( hair )

lion ( hair on sorcerer's back )

lion ( and the 'Bushman witchdoctor' or doctor )

sorcerer ( the 'Toornan' )

sorcerer ( or healer )

sorcerer ( 'Bushman witchdoctor' or doctor )

sorcerer ( treatment of )

sorcerer ( rituals involving )

sorcerer ( a man who beats and bites )

sorcerer ( has lion hair growing on him )

sorcerer ( has his nose )

sorcerer ( trembles )

healing ( about the sorcerer or healer )

healing ( 'Bushman witchdoctor' or doctor )

healing ( an account of )

trembling ( and healing )

trembling ( by the 'Bushman witchdoctor' or doctor )

healer ( 'Toornan' )

healer ( sorcerer )

healer ( 'Bushman witchdoctor' or doctor )

Story Pages

273-275

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