African rituals and cultural practices : unearthing underlying worldviews / Pathisa Nyathi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nyathi, Pathisa, 1951-2024, author.

Series:

Pan African series ; book 1.

Pan African series ; book 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rites and ceremonies--Africa.

Rites and ceremonies.

Culture.

Africa.

Physical Description:

98 pages ; 19 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe : Amagugu Publishers, 2019.

Summary:

In 1999, a defiant 76-year old Mr Stanley Mhlanga confronted the Zimbabwean Forestry Commission. He claimed that Queen Lozikeyi had given his people the land from which they had been evicted. Who was this woman, an inspiration to an old man 80 years after her death? Queen Lozikeyi was the senior queen of Lobhengula, king of the Ndebele people in what is now Zimbabwe. Her early life has been wreathed in mystery, but now at last her story can be told. This book is one of the first studies of a woman who led her people while the British colonial power occupied her country. She was the intellect behind one of the most effective anti-colonial revolts. Queen Lozikeyi continues to be an inspiration to Zimbabweans today. Queen Lozikeyi, as an Ndebele royal woman, interited a strong constitutional position from Nguni royal foremothers in Zululand. This study shows how Lobhengula's senior queen and other Ndebele royal women uses their power.

ISBN:

9780797442665

0797442669

OCLC:

1176323154