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Zimbabwe's Cultural Heritage won first prize in the Zimbabwe Book Publishers Association Awards in 2006 for Non-fiction: Humanities and Social Sciences. It is a collection of pieces of the culture of the Ndebele, Shona, Tonga, Kalanga, Nambiya, Xhosa and Venda. The book gives the reader an insi...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nyathi, Pathisa, 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ascot, Bulawayo [Zimbabwe] : ʼamaBooks, ©2005.
Temas:
Ethnology > Zimbabwe.
Ethnologie > Zimbabwe.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Ethnology.
Manners and customs.
Kultur
Zimbabwe > Social life and customs.
Zimbabwe > Mœurs et coutumes.
Zimbabwe.
Simbabwe
Nambiya (African people)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • About the Author
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • THE NDEBELE
  • Face to face with the spirit of Africa
  • Mzilikazi in Zululand
  • The treasures of Old Bulawayo
  • Elaborate Ndebele marriage rites
  • Polygamy for a special purpose
  • Icholo and other wifely adornments
  • Pregnancy and marriage
  • All about 8216;Matshayisikhova
  • from a mobile library
  • Evictees cries of desperation fell on deaf ears
  • Gogo Matshazis slit ears 8216;mark her as an Ndebele
  • The millennium and the African concept of time
  • Why a cattle kraal is sacred
  • The myths surrounding multiple births
  • People of Godlwayo retain identity and pride
  • Witchcraft
  • Belief in afterlife shown in burial methods
  • Rituals and taboos surrounding death
  • Sacred rituals observed during a matriarchs burial
  • THE XHOSA (AMAFENGU)
  • Male circumcision among the amaXhosa of Zimbabwe
  • THE TONGA
  • Introduction
  • Tonga architecture
  • The origin of the name Binga
  • Language corruption: from 8216;Kasamba bezi to Zambezi
  • The Tonga nchelwa provides a healthier way of smoking
  • Bulumba: Tonga hole-in-the-nose
  • Zambezi River intricately tied to Tonga culture
  • The Dombe language has no written form
  • THE SHONA
  • Link between Mapungubwe and the Shona
  • The magnificent Great Zimbabwe
  • The origins of Khami Ruins
  • Legend of a four-eyed boy
  • Origins of the VaRemba
  • Customs that lead to burial disputes
  • Nothing unusual in demanding cellphone
  • THE KALANGA
  • The origin of the name Kalanga
  • Kalanga inheritance
  • How the Nyubi tackled epidemics
  • Rainmaking ceremonies are part of African culture
  • Mbanje originally entwined with culture
  • The Kalanga and 8216;Nholo we mwizana
  • Observance of traditional holy days
  • THE NAMBIYA
  • A brief history of the Nambiya
  • Ega Washington Sansole recounts Nambiya history
  • THE VENDA
  • The significance of 8216;Amalaveni among the Venda
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Back Cover.

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