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Indaba My Children: An Exploration of a Life of Science and Service

Autor Credo Vusa'mazulu Mutwa, Vusamazulu C. Mutwa Editat de Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa
en Limba Engleză Paperback – feb 1999
This collection of folktales from a Zulu tribal historian attempts to preserve the history, heritage, and oral tradition of his people.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780802136046
ISBN-10: 0802136044
Pagini: 696
Dimensiuni: 152 x 227 x 37 mm
Greutate: 0.95 kg
Ediția:American.
Editura: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

Textul de pe ultima copertă

As a young man, Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa, a Zulu from the South African province of Natal, was determined to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather and become a tribal historian in order to keep the rich oral tradition of his culture alive. In this book, begun in response to the injustices against Africans and their culture, he sets these legends down in writing. He begins with the creation myth, when Ninavanhu-Ma, the Great Mother, created the human race. From there, an epic unfolds, an intricate and vivid cultural tapestry populated by gods and mortals, cattle herders and supreme kings, witch doctors, lovers, grave diggers, warriors, and handmaidens. The story continues all the way up to the colonial era, when a Portuguese Kapitanoh and his crew arrive on the African shore. Indaba, My Children is a classic and indispensable resource for anyone interested in the cultural life of Africa and the human experience as it is filtered into myth.

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Comprehensive and beautifully written, this collection of African folktales is a stunning ethnographic achievement and riveting narrative of the mythical origins of the Zulu culture.