Indaba My Children: An Exploration of a Life of Science and Service Mutwa Vusamazulu CredoPaperback
Indaba My Children: An Exploration of a Life of Science and Service Mutwa Vusamazulu CredoPaperback A definitive compendium of African myth and folktale, retold in rich, vibrant prose, Indaba, My…
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Indaba My Children: An Exploration of a Life of Science and Service Mutwa Vusamazulu CredoPaperback
A definitive compendium of African myth and folktale, retold in rich, vibrant prose, Indaba, My Children is a stunning literary and ethnographic achievement.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. He begins with the creation myth, when Ninavanhu-Ma, the Great Mother, created the human race. In this book, begun in response to the injustices against Africans and their culture, he sets these legends down in writing.
The story continues all the way up to the colonial era, 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.