The 'Bushman doctor'

Metadata

Title

The 'Bushman doctor'

Collection

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Contributor

han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)

Summary

<i>The Bushman Doctor or Sorcerer (who may be of either sex). By /han≠kass'o (L VIII.-20. 7757-7762, 7768-7774).</i>

Comments

1) |han≠kass'o observed this happen, but the doctors were dead by the time of this account, 2) This story is found in Book VIII-20

Type

story

Date

19 - 21 October 1878

Category

Healing and ailing

History (personal)

Keyword

sorcerers ( !giten )

sorcerers ( the doings of )

sorcerers ( 'medicine men' )

sorcerers ( healing by )

sorcerers ( 'snoring' and 'sneezing' by )

sorcerers ( remove 'harm's things which make people ill )

sorcerers ( or 'Bushman doctor' )

snoring ( by the 'Bushman doctor', sorcerer or !gixa )

snoring ( successful and unsuccessful )

snoring ( of the really ill )

snoring ( and death )

snoring ( the sounds made when )

snoring ( out of 'harm's things' )

snoring ( taking out )

snoring ( -out lion )

snoring ( -out owl )

snoring ( -out sticks )

snoring ( methods of )

snoring ( a description of )

snoring ( observed by |han≠kass'o )

snoring ( the use of buchu )

snoring ( and sneezing )

lion ( cat )

lion ( 'snoring' out of, by the 'Bushman doctor', sorcerer or !gixa )

lion ( the taking out of )

lion ( the 'sneezing' out of )

lion ( the doctor makes the sounds of )

lion ( is a 'harm's thing' )

harm's things ( lions, cats are )

harm's things ( and illness's things )

harm's things ( 'snoring' out of, by the 'Bushman doctor', sorcerer or !gixa )

harm's things ( and wood's things, or !koken-tiken )

owl ( 'snoring out' of, by the 'Bushman doctor', sorcerer or !gixa )

owl ( is 'sneezed' out )

owl ( is a 'harm's thing' )

owl ( the doctor makes the sound of )

name ( a 'wood's thing' is !koken-tiken )

name ( of a 'Bushman doctor or sorcerer is !gixa )

wood ( its thing or stick is called !koken-tiken )

wood ( 'snoring' and 'sneezing' out of, by the 'Bushman doctor', sorcerer or !gixa )

plant ( buchu used by the 'Bushman doctor or !gixa in 'snoring' or healing ritual )

cat ( lion )

cat ( is harm's or illness's thing )

cat ( 'snoring' and 'sneezing' out of, by the 'Bushman doctor', sorcerer or !gixa )

Bushman doctor ( healer or sorcerer )

Bushman doctor ( their 'snoring' does not lie down )

Bushman doctor ( extracts things )

Bushman doctor ( the doings of )

Bushman doctor ( makes a noise like an owl and a lion )

Bushman doctor ( 'snores' out the lion and owl )

Bushman doctor ( 'snores' and 'sneezes' )

Bushman doctor ( 'sneezes' out stick' )

Bushman doctor ( observed by |han≠kass'o )

Bushman doctor ( known by |han≠kass'o )

Bushman doctor ( the !gixa )

Bushman doctor ( healing by )

Bushman doctor ( or 'medicine man' )

buchu ( its smell, and sneezing )

buchu ( and the snoring out of 'harm's things' )

buchu ( used in 'snoring' and 'sneezing' by the 'Bushman doctor', sorcerer or !gixa )

healing ( by the !gixa or 'Bushman doctor' )

healing ( and 'snoring' )

healing ( and 'sneezing' )

healing ( of 'harm's things' )

healing ( of illness's things )

illness ( the 'snoring' of )

illness ( the 'sneezing' of )

illness ( the healing of )

illness ( and the 'Bushman doctor', sorcerer or !gixa )

illness ( its things )

illness ( 'harm's things' cause )

sneezing ( and 'snoring' )

sneezing ( by the 'Bushman doctor', sorcerer or !gixa )

sneezing ( the use of buchu )

sneezing ( -out of the lion )

sneezing ( -out of the owl )

sneezing ( -out of 'harm's things' )

sneezing ( -out of illness's things )

sneezing ( -out of -extracted things- )

sneezing ( -out of sticks )

death ( when a person's snoring does not lie down )

death ( and the 'Bushman doctor', sorcerer or !gixa )

healer ( the 'Bushman doctor', sorcerer or !gixa )

healer ( their 'snoring' does not lie down )

healer ( extracts things )

healer ( the doings of )

healer ( makes a noise like an owl and a lion )

healer ( 'snores' out 'harm's things' )

healer ( observed by |han≠kass'o )

healer ( known by |han≠kass'o )

Story Pages

7757-7762, 7768-7774

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