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- Zimbabwe's Cultural Heritage
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- 2005
- Published by: amabooks
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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 insight into the world view of different peoples, through descriptions of their history and life events such as pregnancy, marriage and death. ""...the most enduring book ever on Zimbabwean history. This book will help people change their attitude towards each other in Zimbabwe."" - Zimbabwe Book Publishers Association Awards citation"
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. 1-4
- THE NDEBELE
- Mzilikazi in Zululand
- pp. 10-12
- The treasures of Old Bulawayo
- pp. 13-15
- Elaborate Ndebele marriage rites
- pp. 16-19
- Polygamy for a special purpose
- pp. 20-22
- Icholo and other wifely adornments
- pp. 23-24
- Pregnancy and marriage
- pp. 25-26
- Why a cattle kraal is sacred
- pp. 37-39
- Witchcraft
- pp. 47-49
- Rituals and taboos surrounding death
- pp. 53-55
- THE XHOSA (AMAFENGU)
- THE TONGA
- Introduction
- pp. 63-64
- Tonga architecture
- pp. 65-66
- The origin of the name Binga
- pp. 67-69
- Bulumba: Tonga hole-in-the-nose
- pp. 74-75
- THE SHONA
- The magnificent Great Zimbabwe
- pp. 87-89
- The origins of Khami Ruins
- pp. 90-92
- Legend of a four-eyed boy
- pp. 93-95
- Origins of the VaRemba
- pp. 96-98
- Customs that lead to burial disputes
- pp. 99-101
- Nothing unusual in demanding cellphone
- pp. 102-103
- THE KALANGA
- The origin of the name Kalanga
- pp. 106-107
- Kalanga inheritance
- pp. 108-109
- How the Nyubi tackled epidemics
- pp. 110-111
- Mbanje originally entwined with culture
- pp. 115-117
- The Kalanga and ‘Nholo we mwizana’
- pp. 118-121
- Observance of traditional holy days
- pp. 122-124
- THE NAMBIYA
- A brief history of the Nambiya
- pp. 125-128
- THE VENDA
- Bibliography
- pp. 136-137
Additional Information
ISBN
9780797443433
Related ISBN(s)
9780797428973
MARC Record
OCLC
658205596
Pages
148
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
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