Who consults sangomas in Khayelitsha? An exploratory quantitative analysis

dc.contributor.authorNattrass, Nicoli
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-06T11:34:36Z
dc.date.available2016-05-06T11:34:36Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.date.updated2016-05-06T11:33:54Z
dc.description.abstractThis paper employs quantitative analysis to explore which people in Khayelitsha (an urban African community in Cape Town) are likely to be clients of ‘sangomas’, that is, traditional healers who specialise in divining illnesses usually perceived to be caused by witchcraft. It shows that sangoma clients are older, disproportionately female, poorer and less well educated than other people and that they are less trusting of others and more likely to believe in the efficacy of witchcraft. Being a recipient of a disability grant is the most significant predictor of whether the respondent is a sangoma client or not. The paper also discusses different quantitative sources for the use of traditional healers in South Africa, showing that the way the question is posed is all importanten_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationNattrass, N. (2006). <i>Who consults sangomas in Khayelitsha? An exploratory quantitative analysis</i> Taylor & Francis. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19486en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNattrass, Nicoli <i>Who consults sangomas in Khayelitsha? An exploratory quantitative analysis.</i> Taylor & Francis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19486en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNattrass, N. (2005). Who consults sangomas in Khayelitsha? An exploratory quantitative analysis. Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Townen_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0253-3952
dc.identifier.ris TY - Working Paper AU - Nattrass, Nicoli AB - This paper employs quantitative analysis to explore which people in Khayelitsha (an urban African community in Cape Town) are likely to be clients of ‘sangomas’, that is, traditional healers who specialise in divining illnesses usually perceived to be caused by witchcraft. It shows that sangoma clients are older, disproportionately female, poorer and less well educated than other people and that they are less trusting of others and more likely to believe in the efficacy of witchcraft. Being a recipient of a disability grant is the most significant predictor of whether the respondent is a sangoma client or not. The paper also discusses different quantitative sources for the use of traditional healers in South Africa, showing that the way the question is posed is all important DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Social Dynamics LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 SM - 0253-3952 T1 - Who consults sangomas in Khayelitsha? An exploratory quantitative analysis TI - Who consults sangomas in Khayelitsha? An exploratory quantitative analysis UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19486 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/19486
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02533950508628712
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNattrass N. Who consults sangomas in Khayelitsha? An exploratory quantitative analysis. 2006 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19486en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Social Science Research(CSSR)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSocial Dynamics
dc.source.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rsdy20/current
dc.subject.otherSangomas
dc.subject.otherDivining illnesses
dc.titleWho consults sangomas in Khayelitsha? An exploratory quantitative analysisen_ZA
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