Paper 1 · The Spirit World and Ancestors
In Shona belief, a wandering spirit of a stranger that attaches itself to a living host and gives that host a talent such as hunting, healing or trading is called a ___.
Model answer
shave
Also accepted: mashave, shavi
Explanation: A shave (plural mashave) is the spirit of a person who died away from home without the proper burial rites. Unlike a family ancestor it brings a skill rather than a claim on the family, and the host is expected to practise that skill.
Derived from ZIMSEC Family and Religious Studies Paper 1, November 2020, Q1