Books like Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa: Zulu High Sanusi by Bradford Keeney

Indaba, My Children chronicles Bantu folklore from creation to colonial contact, preserving Zulu legends with vivid prose by tribal historian Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa.

Credo Vusa'mazulu Mutwa, a celebrated healer, shaman, and spiritual guide, shares his expansive African lore, prophecies, and personal narrative in this illuminating collection.

"In this window into Zulu mysticism, Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa breaks the bonds of traditional silence to share his personal experiences as a sangoma - a Zulu shaman. Set against the backdrop of post-colonial South Africa, Zulu Shaman relays the first-person accounts of an African healer and reveals the cosmology of the Zulu." "Mutwa begins with the story of his personal journey as an English-trained Christian schoolteacher who receives a calling to follow in his grandfather's footsteps as a shaman and keeper of folklore. He then tells the stories of his ancestors, including creation myths; how evil came to the world; the adventures of the trickster god Kintu; and Zulu relations with the "fiery visitors," whom he likens to extraterrestrials. In an attempt to preserve the knowledge of his ancestors and encourage his vision of a world united in peace and harmony, Mutwa also shares previously guarded secrets of Zulu healing and spiritual practices: including the curing power of the sangoma and the psychic powers of his people."--BOOK JACKET.