Editorial
The late Zulu sangoma and keeper of African wisdom, Credo Mutwa, once reflected on a profound moment of healing that challenged his understanding of therapeutic intervention. Having exhausted Western medical approaches to address his psychological distress following a violent attack in 1937, it was...
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2025-07-01
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The late Zulu sangoma and keeper of African wisdom, Credo Mutwa, once reflected on a profound moment of healing that challenged his understanding of therapeutic intervention. Having exhausted Western medical approaches to address his psychological distress following a violent attack in 1937, it was his grandfather, a man dismissed by missionaries as an ‘ungodly heathen’, who ultimately restored him to health (Mutwa, 1964). This experience led Mutwa (1964) to question why those dismissed by missionaries as ‘ungodly heathens’ possessed healing knowledge that Western medicine lacked. This poignant reflection encapsulates the central tension that this special issue of the South African Journal of Arts Therapies seeks to address.
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| spelling | doaj-art-23d44584e14b42809a26be2d7c9b87cc2025-08-20T03:28:13ZengUJ PressSouth African Journal of Arts Therapies2960-16142025-07-013110.36615/frqe2672EditorialNsamu Moonga0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1536-6331Vasintha Pather1https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1476-4845Lireko Qhobela2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0584-3018University of PretoriaUniversity of the WitwatersrandUniversity of Cape Town The late Zulu sangoma and keeper of African wisdom, Credo Mutwa, once reflected on a profound moment of healing that challenged his understanding of therapeutic intervention. Having exhausted Western medical approaches to address his psychological distress following a violent attack in 1937, it was his grandfather, a man dismissed by missionaries as an ‘ungodly heathen’, who ultimately restored him to health (Mutwa, 1964). This experience led Mutwa (1964) to question why those dismissed by missionaries as ‘ungodly heathens’ possessed healing knowledge that Western medicine lacked. This poignant reflection encapsulates the central tension that this special issue of the South African Journal of Arts Therapies seeks to address. https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/sajat/article/view/4331Psycho-Spiritual PracticesArts TherapiesAfricaGlobal South |
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