Writing outside history: Reification, agency and the discourse on identity and difference

Mackintosh, Raphael; Long, Wahbie

doi:10.17159/2309-8708/2017/n53a1

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“…The knower is stripped of all particularities, such as his or her existence in space and time, culture, gender, position and the like (Rawls, cited in Majola 2009; Lesolang 2010). In traditional psychology, the self is seen as an autonomous, bounded entity that is not influenced by contextual and social factors but is defined by its internal attributes, such as emotions and thoughts (Mackintosh and Long, 2017). Discretionary choice establishes this entity where the social order and relationships with others exist.…”

Section: Theoretical Framework: Communitarianism and Choicementioning

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The influence of ancestral spirits on sexual identity amongst Traditional Healers (iZangoma) in South Africa: A discourse analysis

Mnyadi

2020

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Over the years South African Traditional Healers have been discriminated against, with claims that they are ‘witch-doctors’. Non-heterosexual Africans are also often faced with the horror of violent attacks stemming from the belief that homosexuality is ‘un-African’. The harsh experiences of homosexual, bisexual and transgender traditional healers are, therefore, unimaginable. This study explored the spiritual (ancestral) influence on the sexual identity of African Traditional Healers, particularly iZangoma. The study revealed that for some iZangoma engaging in same-sex relationships is never a choice but ‘imposed’ or forced by the dominant ancestral guide, depending on which sex the ancestor was attracted to when they were still alive. This paper challenges the idea that homosexuality has never existed in Africa, and is therefore an import from the West. Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: this study may potentially inform contemporary African debates around homosexuality and challenge how it is perceived amongst groups that are regarded as playing significant roles of healing and leadership in African communities. Since homosexuality amongst iZangoma is not a chosen identity but forced by ancestral guides, this calls for an end to discrimination against ancestral possession, homosexuality in Africa, and the double stigmatisation against iZangoma who are attracted to the same sex.

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Section: Theoretical Framework: Communitarianism and Choicementioning

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The influence of ancestral spirits on sexual identity amongst Traditional Healers (iZangoma) in South Africa: A discourse analysis

Mnyadi

2020

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Writing outside history: Reification, agency and the discourse on identity and difference

Abstract: The PINS, 2017PINS, , 53, 1 -29, http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2309PINS, -8708/2017

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The influence of ancestral spirits on sexual identity amongst Traditional Healers (iZangoma) in South Africa: A discourse analysis

The influence of ancestral spirits on sexual identity amongst Traditional Healers (iZangoma) in South Africa: A discourse analysis

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