Barotseland: Eight Years among the Barotse

About this eBook

Author

Stirke, D. E. C.

Title

Barotseland : eight years among the Barotse

Original Publication

London: John Bale, Sons & Danielsson, LTD., 1922.

Credits

Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

DT: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Africa

Subject

Western Province (Zambia)

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 71338

Release Date

August 4, 2023

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
5. 5.INTRODUCTION.
6. 6.BAROTSELAND: EIGHT YEARS AMONG THE BAROTSE. — CHAPTER I. The Barotse and their Origin.
7. 7.CHAPTER II. The Administration of Barotseland.
8. 8.CHAPTER III. Native Administration.
9. 9.CHAPTER IV. Barozi Industries.
10. 10.CHAPTER V. Barozi Customs (Mikwa).
11. 11.CHAPTER VI. Barozi Riddles and Conundrums.
12. 12.CHAPTER VII. Barozi Songs and Dances. — The Liimba. — The Liwale. — The Ngomalume. — The Lishoma. — The Bunyanga. — The Mandendi from the Mankoya. — The Liala from the Makwangwa. — The Naimbwe from the Mankoya. — The Seperu from the Mashukulumbwe. — Silui (Sirozi). — Sinkoya. — Silui (Sirozi). — Silui. — Sindundulu. — Sinkoya. — Silui — Sinkoya. — Silui. — Mbunda.
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII. Barozi Legends. — Mwaliye. — Sabwiza and his Younger Brother. — The Thunder and the Elephant. — The Woman and the Hyena. — Singalamba. — The Story of the Greedy Woman. — Kabweli. — The Greedy Man and his Clever Wife. — The Woman and the Hare. — The Doctor Snake and the Little Boys. — Mange. — The Hare and the Animals. — Nyambi and Kamunu. — The Hare and the Crocodile.
14. 14.CHAPTER IX. Barozi Laws. — The Law of Succession.
15. 15.CHAPTER X. General.
16. 16.FOOTNOTES

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