Name for a tribal magician or spiritual leader who uses various magickal and/or spiritual means to help cure diseases and psychic or magickal attacks. Also used in a derogatory fashion to describe someone who uses non-standard medical techniques.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Sandra Kynes, author of several books, including The Herb Gardener's Essential Guide, Plant Magic, and the new Witches' Encyclopedia of Magical Plants, among many others.
Although a few old books...