South-Eastern Bantu - Abe-Nguni, Aba-Mbo, Ama-Lala

Informationen zum Autor fm.author_biographical_note1 Klappentext A 1930 study of the history, traditions and tribal lives of the Xhosa people, offering a unique indigenous perspective. Zusammenfassung Published in English in 1930 by John Henderson Soga (1860–1941), a Xhosa minister and scholar, this important work is based on Xhosa oral traditions collected by the author. A standard authority on the author's own people, it documents their history, traditions and tribal lives. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editor's introduction; Biographical note on the author; Preface; Bibliography; 1. Who are the Bantu; 2. Arabs and Portuguese; 3. First contact of Portuguese with Makalanga; 4. Gradual spread of Bantu tribes; 5. Migration of Bantu tribes from the north; 6. Ama-Zimba and Aba-Mbo; 7. Tribal and clan names; 8. Correlation of Bantu tribes; 9. Abe-Nguni, significance of the term; 10. Togu's reign; 11. Palo, his character; 12. State of hostility between Rarabe and Gcaleka; 13. Gcaleka succeeds Palo; 14. Hintsa, sixth Kafir war starts near Fish river; 15. A friend of the Bantu; 16. Kreli (Sarili); 17. The Abe-Nguni of Nyasaland; 18. Aba-Mbo, second branch of eastern Bantu; 19. The Pondomise; 20. Ama-Bomvana; 21. The Ama-Lala; 22. Tshaka, his childhood; 23. Kills his mother, Nandi; 24. The Aba-Tembu.

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• Authors: John Henderson Soga, Soga John Henderson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2013
• EAN: 9781108066822
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06682-2
• No. of pages: 558
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Africa, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Indigenous Peoples, Relating to indigenous peoples, Social and cultural anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies