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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Zulus"”.
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Zulus ideas and symbolism
The Zulu, numbering about 4 030 000 persons, are a Nguni people who live mainly in the province of Natal in the Republic of South Africa. It is this people that is described in the present study. The anthropological/ethnographic literature on the Zulu people is extensive. So is the linguistic and …
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A historical survey of the development of political awareness among the Zulus
… African population group in South Africa, the 'Zulus. The political development of the Zulus is assessed by the performances of individual Zulu leaders. The study thus focuses on the achievements/failures of some Zulu leaders, namely King Shaka, J L Dube, Albert Luthuli, Dr A B Xuma, A W G …
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The participation of the Zulus in the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902
… to trace in broad outline the attitude of the Zulus towards the white settlers in Natal. the Governmell~ of Natal, the British Government and the Government of the S.A. Republic or those subjects of the Transvaal and Natal who becarne involved in the internal faction struggles in Zululand. The …
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A critical study of contemporary practice of Ulululation (ukukikiza) and its current values among the Zulus
Ululation is a folklore practise that is performed all over the world. In Europe for instance it signifies cries of pain. Among Arabic peoples it indicates an expression of joy. In Africa the practice of ululation is common in most cultures. It is common in most cultures of the South African people …
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The influence of indigenous African education in attitudes towards authority - with special reference to the Zulus
The area of concern in this study is the impact of indigenous African education in attitudes towards authority. Questions this study seeks to answer are: 1. Why was there respect for authority in African society before the influence of other cultures? 2. Why did attitudes towards authority change …
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African and European narrative conventions in the novels of C.T. Msimang
Like many other nations, around the globe, Zulus are well known for their story telling techniques that is evident in their folktales, praises, riddles, songs and many other art forms of yesteryears. Emanating from such artistry of narrating, the Zulus have also joined forces with the other artists …
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The educative value of folk tales among the Zulu
… Education is an old phenomenon amongst Zulus. It existed long before the white man came with a formal type of school.
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The missionary career and spiritual odyssey of Otto Witt
… and other missionary endeavours amongst the Zulus, late nineteenth-century developments in Swedish Lutheranism, and the coming to northern Europe of those religious movements in which he successively became involved. As the copious documentation indicates, it is based to a great extent on …
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Malory, Chivalric Medievalism, and New Imperialist Masculinity
… it located in non-Western cultures such as the Zulus, and in the past, celebrating the heroism of ancient Greeks and Romans, Viking warriors, and medieval knights. I argue that Malory’s ascent to canonical status was largely due to this rise of ultranationalism and atavistic masculinity. Le …
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The role of Prince Thimuni kaMudli kaJama in Zulu history with special reference to the activities of his sons, Ndlovu and Chakijana and their descendants, 1842-1980
… of its history- The history of the blacks, the Zulus in particular, is characterized by heroism, but very little is nowadays known about our heroes. The photo and the name of Prince TTiimuni appears in many books, but merely as an example of the traditional attire used by the hero warrior of …
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Ukwakhiwa komuzi wesiZulu / the building of a Zulu homestead
… The research gives a background on how the Zulus build their homesteads. Chapter two looks deeply on how to move from an old homestead to a new homestead according to Zulu custom. The head of the kraal invites a witch doctor to put his/her pegs called izikhonkwane at night as a protection …
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The historical novels of Jessie Joyce Gwayi
… from traditional and oral history because Zulus were, up to then, illiterate. Attire, food and religion, however, remained largely unchanged for a long period of time. Ancestor worship, it is true, has been disturbed by the introduction of Christianity. On the military side it was …
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The cultural significance of the Church of the Vow in Pietermaritzburg KwaZulu-Natal
… was during this time that they clashed with the Zulus at Blood River (close to present day Dundee in KwaZulu-Natal). After winning the battle, the Voortrekkers built a church as promised and used it for many years until they were forced by circumstances to sell it. The building changed hands …
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King Dingane : a treacherous tyrant or an African nationalist?
… to Africa. The history of King Dingane of the Zulus encapsulates the problem of African historiography best because most of the sources from which accounts of his reign are reconstructed are European, and for this reason, propagate a Eurocentric bias. For example, while Eurocentric White …
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The philosophical, behavioural and academic merit of uMaskandi music
… Even amongst those that were reached, like the Zulus, there were always people who were not willing to abandon their indigenous heritage. Many were unbending and insisted on maintaining their traditional arts and cultures. It was from such a cultural attitude and disposition that umaskandi idiom …
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Limits of settlement: Racialized masculinity, sovereignty, and the imperial project in colonial Natal, 1850-1897
Nineteenth century settlers viewed the British colony of Natal in southern Africa as an ‘empty’ territory ready for European bodies. These immigrants sought to create a settler state that would outnumber and supplant indigenous bodies already present. As a result, settlers attempted to defend their …