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Author : Alec J. C. Pongweni
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781920287085
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (87 download)
Download or read book The Oral Traditions of the Shona Peoples of Zimbabwe written by Alec J. C. Pongweni and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : D. N. Beach
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (949 download)
Download or read book Shona Oral Traditions written by D. N. Beach and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : D. N. Beach
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Zimbabwean Past written by D. N. Beach and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : D. N. Beach
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (796 download)
Download or read book The Shona and Zimbabwe 900-1850 written by D. N. Beach and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Beach
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9780631176787
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (767 download)
Download or read book Shona written by David Beach and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1994-02-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa's Shona people built the massively impressive fourteenth-century stone walls of Great Zimbabwe. In recent history they fought the white settlers who created Rhodesia; today they form the majority of the population of modern Zimbabwe. David Beach's unique study of the Shona and neighbouring Ndebele, Gaza Nguni and others links archaeology, anthropology and linguistics studies with oral traditions and later written evidence.
Author : Kariamu Welsh-Asante
Publisher : Africa World Press
ISBN 13 : 9780865434936
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (349 download)
Download or read book Zimbabwe Dance written by Kariamu Welsh-Asante and published by Africa World Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kariamu Welsh Asante examines and celebrates the ethnic diversity of Zimbabwe and the survival and endurance of the Zimbabwean national character. She emphasises how the former colonial power had proscribed indigenous cultures.
Author : John Chitakure
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1666730750
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (667 download)
Download or read book Death Rituals among the Karanga of Zimbabwe written by John Chitakure and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-10-04 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the inescapable truths that humanity has to grapple with is the reality of death. The manner in which we die, or the cause of our death, may differ, but death remains inevitable. We may be afraid of it or not; we may try to evade it, or not, but death still comes. Although most religions promise the possibility of another life in the hereafter, there is no scientifically verifiable evidence about the reality of that life. Despite that lack of evidence, every culture performs death rituals meticulously to prepare the spirits of its deceased for whatever form of life that may be available. Death Rituals among the Karanga of Zimbabwe: Praxis, Significance, and Changes explores the causes of sickness and death, and the praxis of pre-burial, burial, and post-burial rituals of the Karanga of Zimbabwe in an attempt to unearth their original form and significance, to identify the changes that have taken place. It also provides a brief manual for the performance of some selected Karanga death rituals.
Author : Philip M. Peek
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135948739
Total Pages : 1256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)
Download or read book African Folklore written by Philip M. Peek and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 1256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by an international team of experts, this is the first work of its kind to offer comprehensive coverage of folklore throughout the African continent. Over 300 entries provide in-depth examinations of individual African countries, ethnic groups, religious practices, artistic genres, and numerous other concepts related to folklore. Featuring original field photographs, a comprehensive index, and thorough cross-references, African Folklore: An Encyclopedia is an indispensable resource for any library's folklore or African studies collection. Also includes seven maps.
Author : Shadreck Chirikure
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000260925
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Great Zimbabwe written by Shadreck Chirikure and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-29 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conditioned by local ways of knowing and doing, Great Zimbabwe develops a new interpretation of the famous World Heritage site of Great Zimbabwe. It combines archaeological knowledge, including recent material from the author’s excavations, with native concepts and philosophies. Working from a large data set has made it possible, for the first time, to develop an archaeology of Great Zimbabwe that is informed by finds and observations from the entire site and wider landscape. In so doing, the book strongly contributes towards decolonising African and world archaeology. Written in an accessible manner, the book is aimed at undergraduate students, graduate students, and practicing archaeologists both in Africa and across the globe. The book will also make contributions to the broader field such as African Studies, African History, and World Archaeology through its emphasis on developing synergies between local ways of knowing and the archaeology.
Author : M. F. C. Bourdillon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book The Shona Peoples written by M. F. C. Bourdillon and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly reissued, this book is still regarded as one of the best synthesis of ethnographic research undertaken amongst the Shona people, taking indigenous religion and culture as a starting point. The author, a renowned anthropologist and sociologist of Zimbabwe, examines the historical background and sources of Shona history from the fifteenth century. He details, from anthropological perspectives, kinship and village organisation including patrilineal kinship, Shona marriage and the position of women in Shona society. The author explores the subsistence and cash economies of the Shona peoples, their contribution to commercial farming, their use of land, and their function as a migrant labour force. Further sections focus on chiefship, courts; and interpretations of sickness, personal misfortune, witchcraft, death and the afterlife. The final sections of the book consider the functions of traditional religion at family and tribal levels; the interface between traditional and new religions; and rural and urban influences, amongst the Shona people.
Author : Ezra Chitando
Publisher : Nordic Africa Institute
ISBN 13 : 9789171064943
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (649 download)
Download or read book Singing Culture written by Ezra Chitando and published by Nordic Africa Institute. This book was released on 2002 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This study examines the historical development, social, political and economic significance of gospel music in Zimbabwe. It approaches music with Christian theological ideas and popular appeal as a cultural phenomenon with manifold implications. Applying a history of religious approach to the study of a widespread religious phenomenon, the study seeks to link religious studies with popular culture. It argues that gospel music represents a valuable entry point into a discussion of contemporary African cultural production. Gospel music successfully blends the musical traditions of Zimbabwe, influences from other African countries, and music styles from other parts of the world."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author : Paul Chidyausiku
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Broken Roots written by Paul Chidyausiku and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Norman Murdoch
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1630878790
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Christian Warfare in Rhodesia-Zimbabwe written by Norman Murdoch and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2015-01-19 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian Warfare in Rhodesia-Zimbabwe examines the history of the Salvation Army in Rhodesia-Zimbabwe and its relationships with the state and with the rest of the church. In particular, it examines parallels between events of the first Chimurenga, a rising against European occupation in 1896-97, and the second Chimurenga in the 1970s, the civil war that led to majority rule. At the time of the first, the Salvation Army was barely established in the country; by the second, it was part of the establishment. The book explores the enmeshment of this Christian mission in the institutions of white rule and the painful process of disentanglement necessary by the late twentieth century. Stories of martyrdom and colonial mythology are set in the carefully researched context of ecumenical relations and the Salvation Army's largely unknown and seldom accessible internal politics.
Author : Tsitsi Dangarembga
Publisher : Faber & Faber
ISBN 13 : 0571368131
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (713 download)
Download or read book Nervous Conditions written by Tsitsi Dangarembga and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2020-10-19 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THIS MOURNABLE BODY, ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 WOMEN FOR 2020 ' UNFORGETTABLE' Alice Walker 'THIS IS THE BOOK WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR' Doris Lessing 'A UNIQUE AND VALUABLE BOOK.' Booklist 'AN ABSORBING PAGE-TURNER' Bloomsbury Review 'A MASTERPIECE' Madeleine Thien 'ARRESTING' Kwame Anthony Appiah Two decades before Zimbabwe would win independence and ended white minority rule, thirteen-year-old Tambudzai Sigauke embarks on her education. On her shoulders rest the economic hopes of her parents, siblings, and extended family, and within her burns the desire for independence. A timeless coming-of-age tale, and a powerful exploration of cultural imperialism, Nervous Conditions charts Tambu's journey to personhood in a fledgling nation. 'With its searing observations, devastating exploration of the state of "not being", wicked humour and astonishing immersion into the mind of a young woman growing up and growing old before her time, the novel is a masterpiece.' Madelein Thien
Author : Oyekan Owomoyela
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 031307710X
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Culture and Customs of Zimbabwe written by Oyekan Owomoyela and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2002-11-30 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zimbabwe, formerly known as Rhodesia, won its independence from Great Britain in 1980 yet continues to feel the impact of Western lifestyles and prejudices. This rich, accessible overview freshly examines Zimbabwe, evoking the contemporary ways of life in a largely homogenous and agricultural country. Students and general readers will discover an engaging narrative that ranges from an explanation of the beer culture to a powerful discussion of marriage, family, and gender roles from the Zimbabwean perspective. Owomoyela also authoritatively conveys the coexistence of traditional and Western forces today in such areas as religion and music. A chronology and glossary accompany the text.
Author : Brian Raftopoulos
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 1779221215
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (792 download)
Download or read book Becoming Zimbabwe. A History from the Pre-colonial Period to 2008 written by Brian Raftopoulos and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2009-09-15 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Becoming Zimbabwe is the first comprehensive history of Zimbabwe, spanning the years from 850 to 2008. In 1997, the then Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, Morgan Tsvangirai, expressed the need for a 'more open and critical process of writing history in Zimbabwe. ...The history of a nation-in-the-making should not be reduced to a selective heroic tradition, but should be a tolerant and continuing process of questioning and re-examination.' Becoming Zimbabwe tracks the idea of national belonging and citizenship and explores the nature of state rule, the changing contours of the political economy, and the regional and international dimensions of the country's history. In their Introduction, Brian Raftopoulos and Alois Mlambo enlarge on these themes, and Gerald Mazarire's opening chapter sets the pre-colonial background. Sabelo Ndlovu tracks the history up to WW11, and Alois Mlambo reviews developments in the settler economy and the emergence of nationalism leading to UDI in 1965. The politics and economics of the UDI period, and the subsequent war of liberation, are covered by Joesph Mtisi, Munyaradzi Nyakudya and Teresa Barnes. After independence in 1980, Zimbabwe enjoyed a period of buoyancy and hope. James Muzondidya's chapter details the transition 'from buoyancy to crisis', and Brian Raftopoulos concludes the book with an analysis of the decade-long crisis and the global political agreement which followed.
Author : Marc Epprecht
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 9780773527515
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)
Download or read book Hungochani written by Marc Epprecht and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2004 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenging the stereotypes of African heterosexuality - from the precolonial era to the present.
