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Shamanism

A love letter to science fiction, set in Botswana

BOOK EXTRACT

A love letter to science fiction, set in Botswana

By Francis Gerard

Emperor moths in the rock art of the Namib Desert shed new light on shamanic ritual

THE CONVERSATION

Emperor moths in the rock art of the Namib Desert shed new light on shamanic ritual

By John Kinahan

The sangoma, the mountain and the bureaucratic mud

Fighting healer

The sangoma, the mountain and the bureaucratic mud

By Kevin Bloom

Ambrosini’s ghost: The ongoing challenge to decriminalise dagga and other sacramental substances

South Africa

Ambrosini’s ghost: The ongoing challenge to decriminalise dagga and other sacramental substances

By Marianne Thamm