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Zimbabwe's Cultural Heritage /
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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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ascot, Bulawayo [Zimbabwe] :
ʼamaBooks,
2005.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| 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 'Matshayisikhova'
- from a mobile library; Evictees' cries of desperation fell on deaf ears; Gogo Matshazi's slit ears '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 prideWitchcraft; Belief in afterlife shown in burial methods; Rituals and taboos surrounding death; Sacred rituals observed during a matriarch's 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 '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 ShonaThe 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; Rain-making ceremonies are part of African culture; Mbanje originally entwined with culture; The Kalanga and '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 'Amalaveni' among the VendaGlossary; Bibliography; Back Cover