Sacred Water Sites and Indigenous Healers in Southern Africa: The Need to Protect Knowledge, Nature and Resource Rights

Explores the role of water spirits in the belief system of Africans and the ramifications of environmental threats to sacred pools. Paper presented at the Indigenous Knowledge Conference 2001 held at the University of Saskatchewan.
Author/Creator
Penny Bernard
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
No
Publisher
Indigenous Knowledge Conference
Publication Date
2001
Subjects
Spirituality » Belief Systems
Health & Well-Being » Traditional Medicine
Science & Technology » Environment
Rights » Resources
Law & Justice » Property (Real, Intellectual, Cultural)
Spirituality » Sacred Sites
Indigenous Knowledge » Protection
Location
Mozambique
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Resource Type
Documents & Presentations
Format
Text -- PDF
Language
English
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