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Indaba, My Children: African Tribal History, Legends, Customs And Religious Beliefs Paperback - 1998
by Mutwa, Vusamazulu Credo
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- Title Indaba, My Children: African Tribal History, Legends, Customs And Religious Beliefs
- Author Mutwa, Vusamazulu Credo
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Main
- Condition New
- Pages 718
- Language ENG
- Publisher Interlink Publishing+group Inc, UK
- Date September 1998
- Bookseller's Inventory # R9780862417581
- ISBN 9780862417581
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From the rear cover
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.