Messages from the deep : water divinities, dreams and diviners in Southern Africa
This thesis is a comparative regional study of a complex of beliefs and practices regarding the water divinities in southern Africa. These snake and mermaid-like divinities, which are said to work in conjunction with one's ancestors, are believed to be responsible for the calling and training o...
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Rhodes University
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007644 |