A01=Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa
AFRICA
AFRICAN
Author_Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa
Category=QRVK
COSMOLOGY
CREATION MYTH
DREAMWORK
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EXTRATERRESTRIALS
FOLKLORE
HEALING TECHNIQUE
MYSTICISM
MYTH
ORACLES
PROPHECY
PSYCHIC POWER
SANGOMA
SHAMANIC PRACTICE
SHAMANISM
SOUTH AFRICA
STAR BEING
STORY KEEPER
TRADITIONAL SILENCE
TRICKSTER GOD KINTU
Product details
- ISBN 9780892811298
- Weight: 362g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 10 Oct 2003
- Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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In this rare 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 compelling 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 extraterrestrial. 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. Previously published by Station Hill.
. Includes 14 Zulu myths as told by a traditional Zulu story keeper
. Reveals Zulu shamanic practices, including healing techniques, dreamwork, oracles, prophecy, and interactions with star beings
Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa (1922–2020) resided in Pretoria, South Africa, near Johannesburg, where he was a sculptor, painter, and teacher of Zulu lore. His book Indaba, My Children has become a classic of African literature. Editor Stephen Larsen, Ph.D., is the author of The Mythic Imagination, Joseph Campbell: A Fire in the Mind, and The Shaman’s Doorway. He is a practicing psychotherapist and lives in New Paltz, New York.
