Document Type : Original Article
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Institute of African Research and Studies and Nile Basin Countries - Aswan University
Abstract
Louise Williams explained the African rock art as hallucinatory forms seen by the shaman, (witch medical And a spiritual medium), who plays an important role in his community, he was adopted in his interpretation on oral tradition, from the current san, and also; He was influenced by the views of Vinnicombe, J.P. and Bleek, D. It is the symbols of the shaman's hallucinations, that were Painting in the Rock Art: Fading feet and heads, Zigzagging legs, Squiggly lines, merging with Animal shapes, Nosebleeds, overlapping circles, Menstrual bleeding, Energy lines, the huge size of the shaman, mythical beings, bending forward and raising the arms up from the back and the white dots on the body of the shaman, This hypothesis was very well received, Williams considered that he deciphered the Rosetta Stone, As the hypothesis has become an entry point to the understanding of many mysterious and complex rock art scenes, the biggest weaknesses of the Williams hypothesis, which some have relied upon in criticism It is based on ethnographic evidence from current bushmen, the shamanic hypothesis suitable in Interpretation of rock art in Zimbabwe, including the rite of Trance Dance, the rite of Rain Making, and the Mother Goddess.
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