| 单词 | witch doctor |
| 例句 | The old woman beckoned that we sit, cross-legged, opposite the witch doctor. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandpa alerted the nearest village, who arrived with their witch doctor. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z “Let me take you to the witch doctor before it’s too late.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It was mixed up with religion and witch doctors. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The increased light led to my first face-to-face meeting with a witch doctor. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They told my mother that she needed to find a witch doctor to get rid of the curse. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z If big Daddy-O was going to blow his stack over a witch doctor, here’s one cat that wasn’t going to miss it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I used the eyedrops, along with the witch doctor’s medicine. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The witch doctor offered the diagnosis: appeasement of the spirits through sacrificing a white chicken twice a year. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They had taken her to a witch doctor, who had pinched her thin arms and rubbed a thick paste on them. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He ordered his men to prepare food and water for a journey and then he set off with his daughter in the direction indicated by the witch doctor. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z When we left the witch doctor’s kraal three hours later, my father seemed a new man. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In my frenzy, I somehow believed, I don’t know why I believed it, that only a witch doctor could help me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite doing all that, however, I still had doubts that the witch doctor’s prescription alone would cure me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Cordelia reads one about a man who gets cursed by a voodoo witch doctor and grows a big red lobster claw on his hand, which turns on him and attacks him. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The witch doctor then proceeded to divine the bones. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, he’s real nice,” said Seven of their local witch doctor. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The fact that he willingly, without question or protest, submitted to the witch doctor’s rituals made him a stranger to me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother said, “A grief counselor?” as if his father suggested he speak to a witch doctor. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z “Please get me a witch doctor to cure me, Mama,” the words spilled out of my mouth unpremeditatedly. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Whitefolks said he was a witch doctor, but they said that so they wouldn’t have to say he was smart. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The witch doctor made him drink spurting blood from a goat whose jugular had been ritualistically severed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z My father calmed me somewhat by saying that the skull was part of the witch doctor’s medicines. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Also sometimes we’ll see a witch doctor with aspirins, pink pills, yellow pills, and animal pieces all laid out in neat rows on a black velvet cloth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z For good measure, she forbade Felicia to visit her best friend, Herminia, whose father everyone denounced as a witch doctor. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I insisted on going along with him, though I felt a vague terror at having to meet a witch doctor face-to-face. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I started putting the poison in his tea before I came to Nsukka. Sisi got it for me; her uncle is a powerful witch doctor.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z We played “witch doctor” with the many odd-looking bones extracted from the rotting carcasses of dogs, cats and rats. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “But sah, they are bad, from the witch doctor. They are devilish.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A day before we were to leave for Alexandra my father terrified me by saying: “What would you do if I were to leave you here and let that witch doctor raise you?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The witch doctor then signalled the old woman to bring his medicine bag. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I remembered about a year ago, when the police got it in their minds to investigate all the witch doctors and rootworkers in the area. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “No leave alone with witch doctor. Maybe he cut her into steaks for dinner.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A name Gran used for a witch doctor. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “I big fool, getting this old lady to talk. The witch doctor hear about you, Nhamo. He smack his lips, you bet. Get out the salt and pepper.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The witch doctor searched my father’s face with his bleary eyes; he picked up the bones and shells, slowly shook them in his gnarled, jet-black hands and threw them on the mat. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I come from a country where people are more likely to visit sangomas—shamans, traditional healers, pejoratively known as witch doctors—than they are to visit doctors of Western medicine. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I had no idea how Lettie found out that my family worked root—probably that local girl who whispered in Lettie’s ear told her my uncle was a witch doctor. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He answered questions about mining, and silly Tarzan questions about witch doctors and wild animals. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z My parents, thinking I was bewitched, took me to a witch doctor, who made me drink a strange brew and bled me with a razor blade, all to no avail: I continued withdrawing into myself. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Their machines are big and shiny and they whir and hum, but do they really know more than some Stone Age witch doctor with a rattle and a gourd full of ground-up frog bones? Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The last time I heard it, I listened to all the words, even the nonsense ones, and whoever wrote that song didn’t know anything at all about witch doctors. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The business of the witch doctor had somehow seemed unwholesome. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe he was like Doc. A magic man. A witch doctor.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Desperate to find a job, her only way to qualify for residential status in Alexandra, my mother, at my father’s suggestion, began visiting several witch doctors, who prescribed various remedies, but to no avail. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The witch doctor told the chief that this was not a difficult thing to do. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Illnesses, bad luck and unemployment were caused by witchcraft, and only the timely intervention by my ancestral spirits—through a powerful witch doctor as an intermediary—could relieve anyone of such suffering. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re in bad shape yourself. You might have to see the witch doctor for those hands.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z My mother did not have the one hundred cents to take them to the clinic, and no witch doctor, our last resort, was willing to treat them on credit. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The leader of these witch doctors said that there was only one way to find a new chief and that this was the way they should use. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Toward the end of the first week of our stay my father received word that the witch doctor would now receive him. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Cuco tracks were found along the path, with droplets of blood confirmed by the local witch doctor to be a match for the victim. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The one who was studying to be a witch doctor. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Once she sent away for voodoo dolls and carefully followed the instructions some witch doctor in the West Indies wrote about how to relieve Natalie’s condition. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z On some nights, she would tell of chiefs, witch doctors, sages, warriors, sorcerers, magicians and wild, monstrous beasts. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But I also knew that Gran and all the other witch doctors and rootworkers and healers before her put up with a lot more than voices in a marsh, or some silly girl’s jokes. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “He is a rare nut, is what he is. A nut of the type that never falls far from the tree! Where I come from, sir, that is what we call a witch doctor.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He said he was not afraid because years before a witch doctor gave him a charm against evil spirits. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Having apparently failed with witch doctors, she began exploring other options. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When the witch doctor walked around outside, he would come back and lean over Tabitha and suddenly pull some kind of bone away from her. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Calling on a powerful witch doctor, he asked him to provide charms that would be sure to attract a handsome man to the house. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She found a witch doctor who came and looked at poor little Tabitha. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The film focuses on Josephat Torner, an albino activist who travels through the country challenging that myth spread by witch doctors. Critic’s Notebook: The Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2013-06-12T22:54:26Z So on Monday I found myself within Blizzard’s gated, guarded headquarters complex here, navigating my witch doctor and his canine minions through the Torture Chambers of the Mad King. Critic?s Notebook: Dungeons and Zombies, Sure, but Here the Trade?s the Thing 2011-04-26T18:42:01Z He was kidnapped, and the plan was to cut up his body and sell his parts to witch doctors, who would use them in potions thought to bring good luck. With albinism, musician Lazarus finds light in the darkness 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z Except Ada, the young woman at its center, is not technically a teenager; she’s actually been alive for generations, a witch doctor who never seems to grow older. A Mystical Healer, Her Ailing Crush and the Desire That Undoes Them Both 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z And though Chigwandali was one of the lucky ones to get away, others — including children seen as easy targets — have died after being captured and sold to witch doctors and on the black market. With albinism, musician Lazarus finds light in the darkness 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z Within the current nerve center of hip-hop — especially here in Georgia — he is known, somewhat mythically, as a “witch doctor,” a “magician,” a “god in the streets.” Atlanta’s #BillionDollarLawyer Is Looking Out for Your Favorite Rappers 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z RN True Stories: Albino United 10pm, More4 Albinos in Tanzania are increasingly threatened with kidnap and murder because witch doctors want their body parts as ingredients for their potions. Luther 2010-06-08T07:00:00Z Rumors are popping up that Khal Drogo is coming back to GOT in Season 7 and I will do some witch doctor chanting to make it actually happen. Game of Thrones Fans Freak Out Over Jason Momoa's Khal Drogo 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z I might offer my children natural remedies they often think are wacky, but I am no witch doctor. Perspective | The many reasons you need iron in your diet 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z “Drag culture and witch doctors and shamans — they deal with the hoax by making fun of it,” said Mr. Charles, sitting in a corner park on Selma Avenue. For RuPaul, A Second Act with ‘Drag Race’ 2014-02-21T22:38:50Z "In those uninformed days, his father tried witch doctor treatments to make him grow," Fricke said. 'Wizard of Oz' Munchkin Karl Slover dies at 93 2011-11-16T11:32:08Z His help includes a man who deals in magical objects like a supernatural Q, a witch doctor who owns a nightclub, an alcoholic priest, a psychic cop, Shia LaBeouf, and a cat. 'The power of Christ compels you': a pop culture guide to the perfect exorcism 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Living alone in a cat-infested hovel, Lucas pursues his calling as the local witch doctor or dentist; people come to him to get their demons extracted. 'The Rite' Review: Anthony Hopkins Speaks of the Devil 2011-01-28T09:30:00Z In the third chapter of "Diablo," players choose among five classes - barbarian, demon hunter, monk, witch doctor or wizard - and battle hellish minions across the landscape of Sanctuary. 'Diablo III' fans celebrate game's release 2012-05-15T14:53:11Z At Soul Survivor, the largest Christian youth festival in the UK, teens have been told that witch doctors can maim children by cursing them. Christian teen camps are wicked, innit 2011-08-10T18:14:02Z Goat come from the tiny village of Korpilombolo in northern Sweden, which apparently has a long history of voodoo worship, after a travelling witch doctor settled there several centuries ago. New band of the day – Goat (No 1,361) 2012-09-28T15:02:33Z “In those uninformed days his father tried witch doctor treatments to make him grow,” Mr. Fricke said. Karl Slover, One of the Last Surviving ?Oz? Munchkins, Dies at 93 2011-11-17T04:13:39Z The lead drummer professed to be an actual witch doctor. Incidental Music in ?Winter?s Tale? and ?Merchant of Venice? 2010-07-19T21:26:00Z Here the old antennae should be twitching, for there is only one source less credible than a "witch doctor" and that's the "old Africa hand" out to impress a new arrival. The Masque of Africa: Glimpses of African Belief by VS Naipaul 2010-08-28T23:06:00Z Villani spent the next two decades in search of a cure, travelling the world consulting specialists – and even a witch doctor. Pianist Angelo Villani: 'It's easy to lose sight of sharing moods and emotions' 2012-10-02T16:16:25Z One of the last parts she read for before boarding the flight, she said, was a Haitian witch doctor on “Law & Order.” Telling a Different Story About Africa 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z Plus, said animal may or may not be controlled by a witch doctor. One for the money: the great actors who slummed it in daft movies 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Queens are using their powers as “shamans, witch doctors or court jesters,” as RuPaul recently put it, to make people laugh, question and, yes, sometimes cry. It’s Gay Pride Weekend: Dress the Part 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z As a young woman Clarice is drawn to a man dressed as a witch doctor who leads a carnival parade. Movie Review: ‘Southwest,’ From Eduardo Nunes 2013-01-16T22:50:59Z Finley considers hiring a witch doctor to “burn sage in the clubhouse.” With Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout hurt, the Angels' curse lives 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z In Namibia, “for a witch doctor to make a ruling on whether or not you are a witch, you have to pay him a lot of money,” Holtzhausen says. How Social Turmoil Has Increased Witch Hunts throughout History 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Paul Pogba reportedly told investigators the blackmailers aimed to discredit him by claiming he asked a witch doctor to cast a spell on Mbappé. Pogba’s brother denies extortion attempt against France star 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Paul Pogba reportedly told investigators the blackmailers aimed to discredit him by claiming he asked a witch doctor to cast a spell on French superstar Mbappé. Mbappé sides with Pogba after blackmail, witch doctor claims 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z French media reports said Pogba told investigators the extortionists wanted to discredit him by claiming he asked a witch doctor to cast a spell on Mbappe — an allegation denied by Pogba. Pogba’s World Cup place in doubt amid scandal and bad knee 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z “It’s an African American witch doctor talking about fictional fantasy and monsters and ghouls,” Ms. Brown said. Apps and Oranges: Behind Apple’s ‘Bullying’ on Trademarks 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z “To survive a witch-hunt accusation, you have to pay. The witch doctors are all rich people—and the witch doctors are almost all men.” How Social Turmoil Has Increased Witch Hunts throughout History 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z But a witch doctor told them their girls, Victorine and Victoria Nikiema, needed to beg for money on the side of the road or risk being killed by a family member’s spirit. Twins a mixed blessing for some West African parents 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z And opposition to his policies was often couched in blatantly racist ways, such as posters denouncing Obamacare with caricatures of him as an African witch doctor with a bone stuck through his nose. Opinion | What Barack Obama’s memoir leaves out 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z When you no longer trust Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s most revered infectious-disease expert, who else would you turn to, what with witch doctors in such short supply these days? Opinion | The party of Trump is already a convention of ghoulish clowns 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z Social media memes of Barack Obama dressed as a witch doctor or the Obamas as monkeys or the Obama-era White House lawn littered with watermelons were all pure turn-of-the-century Lost Cause stereotypes. A brief history of the "Lost Cause": Why this toxic myth still appeals to so many white Americans 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z “Don’t act like he just grabbed it from some witch doctor,” he said of Mr. Trump. At Fox News, Mixed Message on Malaria Drug: ‘Very Safe’ vs. ‘It Will Kill You’ 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z They are driven by dream requests and witch doctor instructions, mothers told The Associated Press. Twins a mixed blessing for some West African parents 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z I love witch doctors, and blond topknots, and designer sunglasses, and how everyone is friendly until they figure out that you can’t put them in a movie. I had zero experience in a writers’ room. Then I was offered my dream job in LA 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z Steinbeck said he got the hummingbird from a witch doctor, and wrote that it holds “just about all the magic there is in the world.” Steinbeck letters, memorabilia on sale in February in N.J. 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z Fiji police called the man a “witch doctor” and named him and his wife as prime suspects, the Fiji Sun reported early in the investigation. New Zealand man arrested in ‘witchcraft’ deaths of 5 Fiji family members 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z A man who police say is a "witch doctor" and his wife are the prime suspects, the Fiji Sun reported Friday. Fiji police find 5 dead family members near crying baby, quiz 'witch doctor' 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z She later saw a witch doctor enter a small prayer room with his assistants. The mystery of screaming schoolgirls in Malaysia 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z It refers to the belief that witch doctors can cast spells to make people mentally disabled. 'There is no word for Down’s syndrome in my language' 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z People with albinism are targeted for their body parts, which are sold to be used in potions made by witch doctors who claim they bring wealth and good luck. Jobs, corruption top issues as Malawi votes for president 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z Paru herself appeared to me as a witch doctor, a sorceress. In Search of Ancient Morocco 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z And though Chigwandali was one of the lucky ones to get away, others - including children seen as easy targets - have died after being captured and sold to witch doctors and on the black market. With albinism, musician Lazarus finds light in the darkness 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z The witch doctor can give him the whole bucket of aspirin and he’ll still have a headache. “The Match” 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z The cooperator told the government that he saw Guzmán “consulting with a witch doctor from whom he obtained snake oils”, the papers said. Witness claims El Chapo had sex with minors he called ‘vitamins’ 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z The witch doctor warned against the marriage because Mr. Fazley, unlike others, would be able to resist Ms. Rosmah’s supernatural powers. A Stunning, Sudden Fall for Najib Razak, Malaysia’s ‘Man of Steal’ 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo, of Zambia, gained notoriety as a healer and exorcist in the 1990s, when he lived in Italy and where he was known as the “witch doctor bishop.” ‘Shut Up, Satan’: Rome Course Teaches Exorcism, Even by Cellphone 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Locals, who jokingly referred to Pianesi as a “witch doctor”, would go to him for consultations. Bizarre rules of Italian macrobiotic 'cult' revealed by victims 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z For all his musical work, Hairston had to supplement his income by playing character roles, such as the witch doctor in the Tarzan movie, “Hidden Jungle,” as well as an assortment of bellhops and butlers. Films explore legacy of black slaves and white descendants 2018-02-17T05:00:00Z Neurologists, psychiatrists, and others are no more than witch doctors. Hits to the Head May Result in Immediate Brain Damage 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z He explains that in some places the witch doctor, upon the birth of twins, invokes his or her spirit as he performs customary incantations and enchantments. 'They ensure each twin baby dies': the secret killings in central Nigeria | Orji Sunday 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Noah was supposed to be there with them dressed as a witch doctor. The Boy on the Bus: A 16-Year-Old Recounts a Terror Attack 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z She keeps an ugly statue at her gate: a tokoloshe, or evil spirit in the local traditional belief, installed by a witch doctor to ward off superstitious rhino poachers. A woman fights to save her rhinos armed only with her grandmother's shotgun 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z In some African cultures, albinos are hunted for their body parts, which are believed to bring good fortune and are used in potions by witch doctors. Black albino designer lives out loud in color 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z Banning abortions and forcing NGOs not to offer any counselling or advice about them drives desperate women to the back-street abortionists and witch doctors. How Trump signed a global death warrant for women | Sarah Boseley 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z One team became so frustrated with Kaiser’s injuries that they called in a witch doctor; Kaiser brusquely informed him there are some things even black magic cannot cure and sent him packing. The forgotten story of ... Carlos Kaiser, football's greatest conman | Rob Smyth 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z They had to bring in part-time witch doctor Victor Buono to exorcise it. At Home With the Macabre 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Fear and paranoia: Some Latino voters are so concerned about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump that they are turning to fortune tellers, witch doctors and shamans for help. Los Angeles says goodbye to an old friend 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z "That anybody could think that you can be rich by using bones or something like that because some witch doctors have said so. ... That's stupidity," he told a political rally on June 1. Malawi sees surge in attacks on albinos; victims speak out 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z “That anybody could think that you can be rich by using bones or something like that because some witch doctors have said so. … That’s stupidity,” he told a political rally on June 1. Malawi sees surge in attacks on albinos; victims speak out 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z In Tanzania last year, a 6-year-old boy had this arm chopped off by witch doctors who believe potions and charms made from the body parts of albinos are guaranteed to bring success. Challenging Africa's albino stereotypes - BBC News 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z The witch doctor's henchmen prey on the most vulnerable - often women and children - as part of a disturbing practice rooted in cultural beliefs that people with albinism are not human. How Frozen's Elsa helped a little girl with albinism - BBC News 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z School authorities shut the school and called in Islamic traditional experts, scholars and even witch doctors in prayer sessions and "exorcisms". Malaysia school shuts after 'mass hysteria' outbreak - BBC News 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Tea Party leaders denounced racism, but their rallies contained posters that depicted Obama as an African witch doctor and a character from “Planet of the Apes.” The Far-Right Revival: A Thirty-Year War? 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z To scare guards away, Mr. Hardberger paid a local witch doctor $100 to publicly put a curse on the one place in town with cellphone reception. Maritime ‘Repo Men’: A Last Resort for Stolen Ships 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z “You have somebody who is a Christian, but when there is a sickness in the family he tries to go to a witch doctor,” said Bishop Oballa of Kenya. In Africa, A Booming Catholic Church, and Growing Pains, to Greet Pope Francis 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z In some areas body parts are used by witch doctors in potions that purportedly bring good luck in health, love and business. How Frozen's Elsa helped a little girl with albinism - BBC News 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Waisake Naholo was making his first appearance in the World Cup and only his second in an international after making a far quicker than anticipated recovery from a broken leg, having consulted a witch doctor. New Zealand beat Georgia to reach World Cup quarter-finals 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z In the clip, Sami says that EJ’s fantastical journey back to life via “a German witch doctor” must have been horrible. John Oliver gets Days of Our Lives actors to pay tribute to Syrian refugee 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z The government there outlawed witch doctors last year in hopes of curtailing the attacks, but the new law hasn’t stopped the butchering. For Africa’s hunted albino children, new limbs and new hope 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z Manager Terry Collins once joked he needed to hire a witch doctor. Mets’ Kirk Nieuwenhuis Hits Three Homers Against Diamondbacks 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z Michigan State has shot free throws so poorly all season that Izzo has done everything but call in a witch doctor for help. For Travis Trice Jr. and Michigan State, a hard-earned spotlight 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z The government recently banned witch doctors to stop the trade in albino body parts used in spells. Tanzanian Albinos Fear for Safety After Rally Canceled 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z She criticised political leaders for failing to support efforts to stop the worsening plight of albinos, including the ban on witch doctors. Kidnap of Tanzanian albino child sparks call to enforce witch doctor ban 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Just a few years ago, giving away a full free version of Office would have earned a Microsoft chief executive a visit from a witch doctor. Microsoft to Give Away Mobile Version of Office Software 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z “My mother ended up taking me to a witch doctor,” she told me. Hiroshima and the Inheritance of Trauma 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z The witch doctor happened to be from Ghana, which, like the United States and Germany, was drawn into the same group as Ronaldo and Portugal. World Cup 2014: Cristiano Ronaldo Defies a Witch Doctor 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z At a press conference on Wednesday, the group, Under The Same Sun said the current regulation of witch doctors was clearly not working. Tanzania arrests over albino killing 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z His grandfather Methuselah is something of a witch doctor. Ken Ham: The Unbiblical ‘Noah’ Is a Fable of a Film 2014-03-28T21:28:24Z They first attacked a 61-year-old traditional healer or witch doctor, setting his house alight and burning him to death. South African mob burns, stones five to death in vigilante riot 2013-11-03T19:26:09Z Then the self-described witch doctor grabbed his skateboard and headed to the N train to reach Union Square in time for the lunch crowd. Character Study: Crystals and Persuasion 2013-08-09T22:25:36Z MANAUS, Brazil — The World Cup arrives every four years, and without fail, it brings a good and possibly even true story about a witch doctor. World Cup 2014: Cristiano Ronaldo Defies a Witch Doctor 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z They took her to a witch doctor who used herbs and smoke, but she died anyway. Despite Legal Moves, PNG's Terrifying Witchcraft Killings Look Set to Continue 2013-06-05T06:05:23Z Traditional healers say they are often accused of being witch doctors. Witnessing a South African healer at work 2013-05-07T01:31:10Z But in parts of Uganda, the choice is often "do-it-yourself" or see the witch doctor. IOM dental care mission in Uganda 2012-10-26T07:47:50Z He said the members believed that their victims were witch doctors who had been extorting money and demanding sex from villagers for supernatural services. | Asia: Papua New Guinea: Grisly Accusations of Cannibalism 2012-07-14T03:20:20Z Ghana remains, and the witch doctor will need another potion. World Cup 2014: Cristiano Ronaldo Defies a Witch Doctor 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z He started using a wheelchair and met a witch doctor at church who promised to get him walking again for the princely sum of $3,000, several times the average annual income in Kenya. The Saturday Profile: Kenyan Paraplegic Is on a 2,500-Mile Journey by Wheelchair 2012-06-30T01:23:24Z The third chapter of the fantasy action role-playing game sees player choose from five classes of character - barbarian, demon hunter, monk, witch doctor or wizard. Diablo III game finally launched 2012-05-15T17:59:02Z Underlying them throughout there is the fetish form of thought; but it is erroneous to believe that all West African native doctors are witch doctors, because they are not. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z And poor Maria Stuart, absolutely incognito, went from one large hotel to another, occupying entire floors with her retinue of much beaten Russian servants and much adored soothsayers and witch doctors. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z A witch doctor recently led a revolt in the northwest of the country. In Congo Elections, Fraud Is Expected and Violence Is Feared 2011-11-26T20:57:20Z When any misfortune happens, the witch doctor divines with knuckle-bones whether the ancestor is displeased, and they go to the grave and offer up sacrifice of grain or honey.... Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z “In those uninformed days, his father tried witch doctor treatments to make him grow,” Fricke said. Karl Slover, actor who played trumpeter Munchkin in ?The Wizard of Oz,? dies at 93 in Ga. 2011-11-16T04:38:39Z I had made friends with a distinguished witch doctor, or, more correctly speaking, he had made friends with me. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z Those fellows yonder mean business; they have no doubt been excited to the verge of madness by their witch doctors, and will attack us with maniacal fury.” The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z Already he had laid the country waste for miles to the north and west, and had slain three witch doctors and hung their bodies upon pointed stakes before the temple gates. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z Of course, this thorough belief in ‘muavi’ hands the native over completely defenceless to the witch doctor. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z On our return journey we met two native witch doctors, with their peculiar musical instruments in the shape of a mandolin, and made by their own hands. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z If he grew worse instead of better, he would then call in his equivalent to our consulting physician, the witch doctor, the abiadiong. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z Bless you, this is my private path; it's officially taboo to the natives, by special arrangement with the old witch doctor effect that runs their affairs. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z Here one could see the exhibitions of the witch doctor, his means of ascertaining disease and his method of curing. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z She languished and became ill of a strange malady that not even the smartest witch doctors in the realm could cure her of. Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border 2011-05-26T02:00:20.467Z Africans sometimes turn to traditional healers or witch doctors. MIT class studies Kenyan slum's clinic quandary 2011-04-27T20:16:06Z Well, my friend the witch doctor used to call on me, and I apologetically confess I first thought his interest in me arose from material objects. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z And she noted that latter-day male Siberian shamans or witch doctors were buried with ornate funeral accessories, like jewels, to reflect their elevated position in society. Archaeologists May Have Found First 'Gay Caveman' 2011-04-05T11:00:00Z The second was, that in his little book the scientist had carefully recorded the stories Sanders had told him of witch doctors. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z There is another witch doctor, whose procedure differs somewhat from that of the former and does not involve the discomfort of the patient to so great a degree. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z Many, including Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, still cannot bring themselves to even utter James' name while a Cleveland radio station hired a witch doctor to put a curse on the two-time NBA most valuable player. Cleveland struggles to exorcise ghost of King James 2010-10-28T04:41:00Z We will now leave the village apothecary and his methods, and turn to the witch doctor, the consulting physician. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z A radio host in Cleveland hired a witch doctor to try to jinx James and his attempt to win a title elsewhere. LeBron's Heat looks a lot like LeBron's Cavs 2010-10-27T03:50:00Z When asked whether Ivorians are consulting witch doctors to secure victory, Achilles smiles. Letter from Ivory Coast: Why we still have hope at World Cup 2010 2010-06-24T23:06:00Z The writer relates a personal experience, in which, against his will, he was made to act the part of witch doctor. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z “Once word spreads that there is no treatment, people do what they did in the past: go to the witch doctors and buy fake treatments.” In Uganda, AIDS War Is Falling Apart 2010-05-10T04:41:00Z The witch doctor himself gets ready as rapidly as possible another dream-soul, which if he is a careful medical man, he has brought with him in a basket. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z Then there are the signs and slogans that depict Obama as Hitler, as a non-human primate, or as a "witch doctor" complete with a bone through his nose. Race and the Tea Party: Who's right? 2010-05-03T18:03:00Z A few days ago, he had fever so he went to see the witch doctor in the village. In the crossfire 2010-04-09T07:06:00Z Many Ugandans believe in the powers of witch doctors and traditional healers. Uganda BBC child sacrifice 'lies' 2010-02-25T11:23:00Z To her, what stands out are the all-white crowds, the crude depictions of Mr. Obama as an African witch doctor and the signs labeling him a terrorist. 2010-02-16T04:03:00Z But there are, I regret to say, a good many unprincipled witch doctors about who will undertake a case cheap. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z The witch doctors and the fortunetellers clamor for his niche and will gladly extend their services if we wish to change our allegiance. The Year When Stardust Fell So there was “smelling out,” and many were killed; but still the invaders did not melt away in fear, as the witch doctors had promised. The Induna's Wife His brain was clear now, though his head throbbed like a jungle tom-tom under the beat of a mad witch doctor. The Time Mirror The witch doctor’s promise to show the old man the mystery of the waterhole came back to my mind. A Frontier Mystery I am not putting this recovery down to their soul-treatment method, but to the village apothecary, who has usually been doctoring the patient with drugs before the so-called witch doctor is called in. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z The witch doctor was too scared of both the problem and the answer to believe the problem could ever have a solution. The Year When Stardust Fell So there was no eagerness in my mind as on the day appointed I sat near the King, in the midst of the other izinduna, while the witch doctors began in their usual way. The Induna's Wife If a witch doctor found himself unable to bring relief to a patient, it was easy to suggest that some other witch doctor—and such were usually women—was bewitching the patient. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 He stood glaring down upon the prostrate and unconscious witch doctor with an expression of vindictive hatred upon his countenance that was positively devilish. A Frontier Mystery As to the evil these witch doctors do in the matter of getting people killed for bewitching it is difficult to speak justly. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z "I'm a witch doctor," he answered with complete sincerity. The Man Who Staked the Stars The witch doctors, to all appearance, were destroying them out of sheer wanton craving for blood. The Induna's Wife A similar sort of evidence was that a toad, which had been found as the result of the witch doctor's directions, had been thrown into the fire, upon which a sharp crackling noise ensued. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 This horror glided straight across to where the witch doctor stood, and as it reached him its widely-opened jaws seemed to champ down upon his head. A Frontier Mystery But if he started being ill with something exhibiting cerebral symptoms he would have in the witch doctor at once. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z "The white witch doctor protects himself by wearing a little round mirror on his head which reflects back the evil spirits." A World by the Tale Now the witch doctors ceased in their mouthings, and suddenly, from behind them, appeared a band of girls. The Induna's Wife Usually, of course, the witch doctor was a poor woman who was very happy to get a penny fee now and then, but who ran a greater risk of the gallows than her male competitors. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 The witch doctor now was in a species of frenzy, walking up and down, with a half-dancing movement, as he called out, thick and fast, the sibongo of the serpent. A Frontier Mystery A witch doctor would not dream of performing an operation. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z Colonel Haversham had made the mistake of alienating one of the most powerful of the local witch doctors. The Foreign Hand Tie A deep murmur of amazement and delight arose from all; for this was a fair and goodly sight, and all welcomed it as a relief from the grim hideousness of the witch doctors. The Induna's Wife The child had that same night been attacked by fits, and a witch doctor of Yarmouth, who was consulted, had prescribed for it. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 He, the great witch doctor, had no inspiration or inkling that he was being watched! A Frontier Mystery For not only can a witch doctor see what particular animal a man’s bush-soul is in, but he can also see whereabouts in the forest that animal is. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z The local witch doctors would try to give him a hard time, but the people figured he was a holy man.” Ultima Thule She was standing alone in the open, midway between the cloud of scowling witch doctors and the band of girls, and there was that in her wondrous eyes which constrained and controlled the latter. The Induna's Wife He was in fact a very typical specimen of the witch doctor. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 Some dark villainy underlay this, and that the witch doctor was connected with it was borne in upon my mind without a doubt. A Frontier Mystery Their advice is generally taken, and the boy is apprenticed as it were to a witch doctor, who requires a good fee with him. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z In Africa the witch doctor discovers who has been guilty of sorcery by the aid of inspiration furnished during a dance. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development With the slaughter of the witch doctors Dingane had retired, and the vast assemblage of the people, breaking up, was streaming away in different directions. The Induna's Wife Then I spent my sixty thousand dollars, and three weeks later I held in my hands a small bottle of the witch doctors' fluid. There is a Reaper ... Falkner had grappled with the witch doctor, but Ukozi was a muscular and powerful savage, and it taxed all his younger foeman’s athletic resources to hold him. A Frontier Mystery The assistant blows a new dream soul into the patient, and his women see to him; but the witch doctor just holds on to the sisa like a bulldog. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z They knew him as a witch doctor, and they also knew that he had been educated among whites. Shaman I was gazing upon one whom I had seen slain, whom my own eyes had beheld clubbed to death by the King’s slayers—Tola, the chief of the witch doctors. The Induna's Wife The witch doctors of the North made their camp on the northern rim of the island; those from the South settled along the southern edge, looking towards what is now the great city of Vancouver. Legends of Vancouver “If we could only lay claw on this witch doctor,” he said, thoughtfully. A Frontier Mystery I told this story to all the African witch doctors I knew. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z "Herb doctors and witch doctors," Rhes said, consigning them all to oblivion with a chop of his hand. Deathworld He fought and bit and kicked, and, powerful as I was, the lithe and slippery witch doctor for long defied my efforts to secure him, for I was anxious to take him alive. The Induna's Wife Several witch doctors are asked to take part in this performance. Children of Borneo At sight of the scaffold something like a tremor ran through the frame of the witch doctor, and he half stopped instinctively, while his lips moved in piteous protest. A Frontier Mystery Those are offerings administered by direction of a witch doctor to appease a bush-soul. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z During the epidemic that had visited the island he had developed the character of a witch doctor. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 When I was in Zululand an old witch doctor 'tossed the bones.' The Man Who Knew The witch doctors walk round and round singing an incantation. Children of Borneo Not yet would I reveal to Aïda the horrible fate to which the repulsive superstition of the witch doctor had consigned her. A Frontier Mystery I have only briefly sketched the ideas and methods of witch doctors in West Africa, in so far as treatment is concerned. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z Now I will prove thee, rascal; I will show the king that thou, his chief witch doctor forsooth, art nothing but a base pretender, a player upon his credulity. Through Veld and Forest An African Story Once in the king's kraal and once in Echowe it happened, and both witch doctors told me the same thing—that I'd die by violence. The Man Who Knew Among the poor, it is a very quiet affair—two or three witch doctors attend, and only the near relatives of the child are present. Children of Borneo The witch doctor simply refused to speak at all, but the young men jeered. A Frontier Mystery The dream-soul is the cause of woes unnumbered to our African friend, and the thing that most frequently converts him into that desirable state, from a witch doctor’s point of view of a patient. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z To-morrow is the day of the great annual festival in Mashonaland, when I review all my soldiers, and when the witch doctors smell out those who are my secret enemies. Through Veld and Forest An African Story Two of the witch doctors Hamilton's men caught. Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country And so when sickness comes, the witch doctor or Manang is sent for, because he claims to have mysterious powers over the spirits. Children of Borneo But since his incarceration the witch doctor’s spirit seemed completely to fail him, which was strange; for a native, especially one of his age and standing, does not, as a rule, fear death. A Frontier Mystery There are many witches, not witch doctors, remember, who make it a constant practice to set traps for dream-souls. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z Why hast thou slain the chief of my witch doctors?” Through Veld and Forest An African Story Even to the witch doctors he called together. Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country Whether the patient recover or not, the witch doctor is rewarded for his services. Children of Borneo He, like Major Sewin, the witch doctor had gradually imbued with a taste for the occult. A Frontier Mystery The witch doctor is crafty enough not to condemn any of the King's household or any one directly prominent in the King's service. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 But I was mistaken, for my witch doctors cannot err; no man can hide his guilt from them: and had Logwane not harboured treachery in his heart they would not have smelled him out. Through Veld and Forest An African Story In the corners long-barreled muskets, with stocks of mother of pearl, flanked cabinets full of brittle copies of the Koran, witch doctors' switches, and outlandish fetishes. Sacrifice The witch doctors call upon the sickness to be off to the ends of the earth and return to the unseen regions from whence it came. Children of Borneo He says the witch doctor promised to let him into all sorts of things. A Frontier Mystery Once a snake bit a man and he at once called the witch doctor. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 “I have heard that Machenga is the name of the king’s chief witch doctor,” I replied, with still greater caution. Through Veld and Forest An African Story He could, no doubt, be helped much more readily by a witch doctor. A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis The witch doctor is supposed to be called to his profession by a revelation made to him in a dream by some spirit. Children of Borneo You know, I was watching the witch doctor when the reptile or whatever it was came up in the pool, and it looked just as if he had raised it by some incantation. A Frontier Mystery The man bitten by the snake finally died but the witch doctor had shifted the responsibility of his failure to help the man to his wife who had been beheaded. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 O King, your witch doctors are not infallible; they made a dreadful mistake when they smelled out that man! Through Veld and Forest An African Story He can "smell out" tobacco as a witch doctor in Zululand smells out a "devil." The Lure of the Mask There are three different grades of Manangs, and the higher the grade is, the larger the fees the aspirant has to pay the other witch doctors. Children of Borneo But when it came to his going out at night with the witch doctor and coming back at all hours thoroughly done up, why it seemed that the thing was going too far. A Frontier Mystery The witch doctor had justified himself and the incident was closed. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Finding that the local doctor could not cure her, she sent for a witch doctor of Taunton. Folklore as an Historical Science The experience on Wonder Island showed that the witch doctors inhabited the caves. The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island From what has been said it will be seen that the Dyak witch doctor uses much deceit and trades on the ignorance of others. Children of Borneo Did the old witch doctor tell you something momentous that you forgot to pass on to me? A Frontier Mystery Those condemned by the witch doctor for witchcraft are executed by dismemberment or fire as described above. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Smith then handed it to his wife, who gave it to the witch doctor, and he returned 1s. to her. Folklore as an Historical Science But what was more surprising still, was the evidence they obtained that the tribes believed in the Hoodoos and the witch doctors. p. The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island When Dyaks have given up their old beliefs and superstitions, and have accepted the true Faith, they naturally give up their belief in the witch doctor's mysterious powers. Children of Borneo You remember it was such a presentiment that made me say what I did the last time you were here, and you reassured me on the subject of the witch doctor at any rate. A Frontier Mystery The witch doctor whooped and went through several chants but the man got worse instead of better. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 "Yes; and with them go the witch doctors who practice on the people and charge fees just the same as the physicians do in our country." The Wonder Island Boys: Adventures on Strange Islands That large man in the middle, is the Chief, and those about him are the witch doctors. The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island I am glad to say, however, that some Dyak witch doctors have listened to the teaching of the missionaries and have seen the wickedness of the deceitful lives they have led. Children of Borneo The witch doctor’s conduct was inexplicable viewed by the ordinary light of common-sense motive. A Frontier Mystery The witch doctor then told the man that his wife made the snake bite him by witchery and that she should die for the act. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 In this respect he differed from the natives of Wonder Island, all of whom believed, more or less, in the tales of the Medicine Men, and of the witch doctors. The Wonder Island Boys: Adventures on Strange Islands Their voices could be heard uttering threats against the witch doctors. The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island His people think we are great magicians or else witch doctors, and Amo wrote begging us to take the meteorite from his land. Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope Even a witch doctor does not play the fool without some motive. A Frontier Mystery The rank and file of the savage tribes believe explicitly in the supernatural powers of the witch doctor and his decisions are not questioned. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 "No; I do not think that is strange; they do not believe in the witch doctors, and they have no Krishnos here, so that the caves are of no value to them." The Wonder Island Boys: Adventures on Strange Islands The witch doctors then ranged themselves in front of the Chief, and the latter said: "They will sacrifice your friend who came to us to-day." The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island I would have wealth, great wealth, and, above all, power, the power that the witch doctors wielded in M’Bongwele’s time. The Adventures of Dick Maitland A Tale of Unknown Africa That suggestion of his as to employing the witch doctor was destined to stick. A Frontier Mystery The natives gathered at once in response to the witch doctor's call and the woman was executed at once. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 "I suppose we shall have witch doctors to deal with here?" asked George. The Wonder Island Boys: Adventures on Strange Islands The witch doctor who was about to go to his fallen companion, hesitated. The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island I found that Sekosini, the chief witch doctor, had been administering to the sick man certain medicines with the alleged purpose of healing him of his sickness. The Adventures of Dick Maitland A Tale of Unknown Africa Yet he’s about the biggest witch doctor along this border, and his fame extends to Zululand as well.” A Frontier Mystery Any person of the tribe is subject to the King's will with the exemption of the witch doctor. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 And why are you bothering to talk to these witch doctors? Oomphel in the Sky But it was more than that to the islanders when they saw the witch doctor fall. The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island For a moment the strangely contrasted pair gazed at each other, and then some strange sensation experienced by the witch doctor seemed to warn him of what was happening. The Adventures of Dick Maitland A Tale of Unknown Africa This Ukozi was a diviner, or witch doctor, whose reputation was second to none among the Natal border tribes—ay and a great deal wider—and that is saying a good deal. A Frontier Mystery The witch doctor who sat as judge seemed to have perfect control over the savages minds and no one questioned his decisions. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Major General Denis Maith, the Federation Army commander on Kwannon, was considerably more than willing to find a temporary home for his witch doctors, now numbering close to two hundred. Oomphel in the Sky Evidence of the natives' belief in witch doctors. The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island “Oh yes!” answered the witch doctor cheerfully; “I never use a poison that has no antidote, because it is sometimes desirable to alter one’s plans at the last moment.” The Adventures of Dick Maitland A Tale of Unknown Africa I believe it has something to do with the witch doctor, and that eerie affair down at the pool.” A Frontier Mystery The "shaman" was therefore the first medicine man, the first witch doctor, the first physician. The Necessity of Atheism But of the witch doctor there was no sign. Voodoo Planet The savages insist on aiding their fallen witch doctor. The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island The witch doctor had his doubts, took his physic wryly, and begged piteously to be set free. The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. Ukozi is a clever specimen of a witch doctor but not a malevolent one. A Frontier Mystery He relied chiefly upon psychotherapy as does the modern witch doctor of Christian Science. The Necessity of Atheism Then he threw the tiny clod of earth at the witch doctor. Voodoo Planet In addition Tau's hobby was "magic," the hidden knowledge possessed and used by witch doctors and medicine men on alien worlds. Plague Ship An old witch doctor, he mentioned, had been inciting unrest among the dark masses of Kaffraria. The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. A witch doctor?” her eyes brightening with interest. A Frontier Mystery The witch doctor taboos a banana tree, the parson the joyous dance. Wise or Otherwise Dane identified it, still knowing that the witch doctor could not be standing there listening for them. Voodoo Planet I looked at the tarnished cup, and hoped that the witch doctor's potion had given her a speedy sleep. A Woman Named Smith It was much better than shooting the witch doctor, and quite as effective. The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. “I thought witch doctors were horrid shrivelled old creatures who wore all sorts of disgusting things as charms and amulets.” A Frontier Mystery The leaders of mankind were the law-givers, whether they were witch doctors, priests, chiefs, prophets or kings, and they all sought to establish their laws by claiming supernatural delegation and authority. The Black Man's Place in South Africa Do you doubt that they wait in the last dark for you now, ready to greet you, witch doctor? Voodoo Planet If we must choose, give us Islam, whether in contrast with the Siva worship of India or with the tyranny of the witch doctors of interior Africa. Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 They had their complete villages, with priests, witch doctors, and all; and they seemed both contented and fond of the two white men. African Camp Fires I saw before me in the moonlight what was not at all the popular conception of the witch doctor—a little shrivelled being with furtive, cunning looks, and snaky eyes. A Frontier Mystery It was hardly the thing to expect help from a witch doctor for anything but trifling complaints. The Emperor of Portugalia Thump—thump—thump—Dane beat it out frantically, belaboring the drum head as he wanted to sink his fists home on the body of the Khatkan witch doctor. Voodoo Planet An old witch doctor told them to melt a dime, form a bullet with the silver, and shoot the cat. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Indiana Narratives The witch doctor arrived on the heels of the explanation, and Walker, since he was powerless to interfere, thought it wise to retire for the time being. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories “By Jove, Glanton, but you were right when you advised me to have nothing to do with that rascally witch doctor,” said the Major, as we rode along. A Frontier Mystery In many provinces the people were without medical assistance of any sort, and fell into the hands of native quacks who were little, if at all, better than witch doctors. The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) A man leaped from the shadows behind the witch doctor. Voodoo Planet The witch doctor came and built a little fire before the infant, upon which he boiled some strange concoction in a small earthen pot, making weird passes above it and mumbling strange, monotonous chants. Beasts of Tarzan The witch doctor entered it from the opposite end, to the beating of many drums. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories This example was followed by others, and soon ample evidence was available to draw the web tight round the witch doctor, Ivondwe, Ivuzamanzi and Atyisayo, as prime movers in the whole diabolical cult. A Frontier Mystery I thought he was a witch doctor, and the boys said he was a dancing man. Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis Some of the magic I have seen is trickery, some of it founded upon an inner knowledge of men and their ways which a shrewd witch doctor can use to his advantage. Voodoo Planet The witch doctor had a stronger argument against the new regimen. Stories from the Old Attic The witch doctor turned up the big square cuffs of his sleeves, as a conjurer will do, and again repeated the names. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories That dreadful witch doctor must have been at the bottom of it. A Frontier Mystery Within the circle were several witch doctors; one of whom amidst his or her incantations would now and again step forward and touch some unfortunate man with a forked stick. Cetywayo and his White Neighbours Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal His attendant priests fell back, leaving the spaceman and the witch doctor alone. Voodoo Planet And who was fool enough to trust an outsider, a stranger, rather than the familiar witch doctor, who cursed those who took the cure because they rejected his medicines as false and pernicious? Stories from the Old Attic But—he could get a nearer view of that witch doctor. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories On the contrary they were quite deferential, the witch doctor especially. A Frontier Mystery Now the Council was much disturbed, for, although there were great witch doctors among them, none had known magic like to this. The Ghost Kings It is supposed to be able to mount heavenward, and, assuming its true character, become the avenging adversary, and destroy the one who caused the death—always a bad witch doctor. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America That what witch doctors say long, long time ago. The White Waterfall The witch doctor was prepared to explain to Walker how to conciliate Tando. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories They started up at the sound of my voice, and I recognised Ivondwe and the witch doctor.” A Frontier Mystery To this end she devoted herself with a truly Machiavellian ingenuity, devising all sorts of insults irritations and annoyances, and adding to the venom of her tongue the inventive cunning of a Malayan witch doctor. Tutt and Mr. Tutt A very common remedy is the somewhat scientific operation of bleeding a patient, but the manner is certainly uncommon—the witch doctor sucks out the blood. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America The witch doctors were trying to find who caused my husband, a great chief, to die. White Queen of the Cannibals: the Story of Mary Slessor The witch doctor waved the question aside and remarked that Walker must have enemies. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories You remember that witch doctor, Ukozi, who came upon us suddenly at the waterhole that same last evening, when my coin was lost? A Frontier Mystery About the age of three or five years the boy is decorated, under the auspices of the witch doctor, with certain scars on the face. Travels in West Africa The help of the witch doctor has to be sought on all occasions, for his special work is to drive away the evil spirit that has taken possession of a sick one. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America "You do not believe in the witch doctors, do you?" asked Mary. White Queen of the Cannibals: the Story of Mary Slessor The witch doctor started forward as though to put it out. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories His own ten men began to beg to be protected from him, and the captured Baganda recommended in best missionary English that we seek the services of the first witch doctor we could find. The Ivory Trail Many other intoxicants made from bush are known to and used by the witch doctors. Travels in West Africa As the savage is crushed by the sleight-of-hand of the witch doctor, so was the world crushed by the magic of Goliah. Revolution, and Other Essays I saw the sticks and shells which the witch doctor took from my leg. White Queen of the Cannibals: the Story of Mary Slessor Immediately Walker darted forward a hand, seized the loose sleeve of the witch doctor's coat and slipped it back along his arm to the elbow. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories Most of the natives are deadly afraid of magic, the evil eye, witch doctors, and stuff like that. Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship Thus one witch doctor may have, I find, particular influence over one class of spirit and another over another class; yet they will both engage to do identical work. Travels in West Africa Are we witch doctors that we should take refuge in tricks? The Wizard Now Mary began to plead for Akpo, the chief of the village which the witch doctor had said had caused Etim to be killed. White Queen of the Cannibals: the Story of Mary Slessor They stopped, however, on seeing a white man, and Walker knew enough of their tongue to ascertain that they looked for the coming of the witch doctor. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories She is the evil genius of the land," he answered, "and I shall kill her, and all the witch doctors with her! King Solomon's Mines During the whole time the witch doctor is hard at work making incantations and charms, with a view to finding out the proper time to attack the elephants. Travels in West Africa Meanwhile, as we talked, the witch doctor came out of one of the yurtas. Beasts, Men and Gods The witch doctor chopped off the heads of the chickens one at a time. White Queen of the Cannibals: the Story of Mary Slessor The witch doctor commenced the proceedings by ringing a handbell in front of every hut. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories And the witch doctor was versed in the thoughts of the powers and chose unerringly. The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke I need hardly remark that this preparation is made by the witch doctors and its constituents a secret of theirs, and I was only able to find out some of them. Travels in West Africa Consequently they had been forced to invite the witch doctors. Beasts, Men and Gods If the headless chicken fluttered one way, the witch doctor said the wife was innocent. White Queen of the Cannibals: the Story of Mary Slessor The witch doctor went steadily through the list. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories The witch doctor is a fool, and his choice is evil. The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke Yet at the kraal yonder," and he pointed to some huts about two miles away on the hillside, "lives a witch doctor named Zweete. Nada the Lily The witch doctor buried his face in his hands and supported his elbows on his knees. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories I shall fight the witch doctors as long as God gives me strength. White Queen of the Cannibals: the Story of Mary Slessor He reached the further end of the street just as the witch doctor walked out into the open. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories The powers were evidently angry with the witch doctor, for at this moment they plunged him upon the trail. The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke The only one who can fight that is the witch doctor. White Queen of the Cannibals: the Story of Mary Slessor Chief Edem pointed to a collection of shot, egg shells, seed and other things which the witch doctor said had come from his back. White Queen of the Cannibals: the Story of Mary Slessor When the witch doctor came, he did all kinds of queer things, which he said would tell him who had made the young man die. White Queen of the Cannibals: the Story of Mary Slessor The witch doctor did see him and stopped. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories He could hear the chief and the witch doctor talking high, and in a far corner some hungry child whimpering to sleep. The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke The witch doctor took the chief and his wives and chief men and prisoners to a nearby farm. White Queen of the Cannibals: the Story of Mary Slessor The witch doctor took sticks and shells and shot from his leg. White Queen of the Cannibals: the Story of Mary Slessor All the magic of the witch doctors could not make him better. White Queen of the Cannibals: the Story of Mary Slessor Walker replied that it was very kind of the witch doctor but Tando didn't really worry him. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories “Is the hunger still mighty in the camp? and has the witch doctor yet found the cause wherefore game is scarce and no moose in the land?” The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke Also has the witch doctor found the cause of all this evil, and to-morrow will he make sacrifice and cleanse the camp.” The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke The witch doctor, running lustily, saw the blow fall. The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke |
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