Body.: Illness, Memory, and the Dynamics of Healing

When residents of Chimoio and Honde talk of the forceful and potentially perilous dimensions of spirits, healing, and illness, they frequently relate them to <i>tchianhu wo atewe.</i> Spirits, which embody various potencies and capacities, are integral to diurnal and nocturnal lives in urban and rural contexts alike. As shown previously, a wide range of spirits exhibit dynamics of re-/deterritorialization. Further, people relate to ancestral spirits, so-called <i>vadzimu,</i> in annual private rituals to secure the well-being of their <i>dzindza</i> and household, or they participate in more elaborate communal rituals led by authorities like the <i>tchirenge,</i> who invoke the ancestors’ protection from

DOI: 10.2307/j.ctv8bt1ff.15