<p>Empowered by a trance, an old man lays hands on a girl to draw out what he sees as a spiritual sickness that drove her to hoard meat. Attended by tourists who pay to watch such ceremonies, this ritual helps sustain Bushman communities, bringing both money and healing.</p><p>—From "Bushmen: Last Stand for Southern Africa’s First People," February 2001, <em>National Geographic</em> magazine</p>
Bushman Healing Ceremony
Empowered by a trance, an old man lays hands on a girl to draw out what he sees as a spiritual sickness that drove her to hoard meat. Attended by tourists who pay to watch such ceremonies, this ritual helps sustain Bushman communities, bringing both money and healing.
—From "Bushmen: Last Stand for Southern Africa’s First People," February 2001, National Geographic magazine
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Bushmen of Southern Africa
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