Spirit of place: demystifying the significance of sangoma practices in our communities, education, and well-being, while looking at how they can exist in modern spaces
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2024
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University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Abstract
With the evolution of technology and the modern man, sacred spiritual practice and African tradition has become lost amongst our people. Ancient communities took pride in preserving ancestral teachings and rituals that kept us connected and grounded before the rise of modern medicine as we know it. The role of the sangoma/traditional healer in these communities was seem as extremely significant, in that they can communicate with our forefathers. These modes of communication provide clarity on where we come from, as well as where we should go. Therefore, I will be looking at ways in which this sacred practice can be preserved and have a legacy in the modern environment. Additionally, I will show that indigenous knowledge can form part of higher education. Lastly, through research and interviews, I will show the types of spaces that are required in urban the environment for traditional spiritual practices to remain part of everyday life.
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A research report submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Architecture, In the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment , School of Architecture and Planning, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2024
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UCTD, Sangomas, Education and well being, Modern spaces, Sangoma initiation space, Sangoma Consultation spaces
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Pitse, Dikeledi. (2024). Spirit of place: demystifying the significance of sangoma practices in our communities, education, and well-being, while looking at how they can exist in modern spaces [Masters dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. WIReDSpace. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/45357