Aniocha Women As Indispensable Spiritual Leaders

It is recurrent in Aniocha Local Government area of Nigeria to see women take the position of shamans or intermediaries between the people and the spirit. The authors explore the activities of these female shamans. You will read of these female healers and diviners and an account of two prominent goddesses in the region of Nigeria. They entertain the fact that women may by nature, be shamans and diviners as they consider oral traditions, rituals, and activities.