Inyanga

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In Nguni languages, Inyanga can refer to a specific occupation (i.a. a herbalist), but it can also refer to a play by Barney Simon and cast.

Inyanga (the term)

An Inyanga is generally a herbalist and traditional African healer, who may or may not also have psychic and prophetic powers.

For more on the term, see the ESAT entry on witch doctor.

Inyanga (the play)

The original text

Inyanga is a play created in workshop by Barney Simon and cast.


Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

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