Indaba, My Children: African Folktales by Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa, Vusamazulu C. Mutwa, Credo Vusa'mazulu Mutwa

Indaba, My Children: African Folktales
Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa, Vusamazulu C. Mutwa, Credo Vusa'mazulu Mutwa
Page: 720
Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
ISBN: 9780802136046
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
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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 ...

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