Some Zulu Customs and Folk-lore
by L. H. Samuelson
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About this eBook
- Author
- Samuelson, L. H.
- Credits
- Produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive ( archive.org).
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore
- Subject
- Folklore -- South Africa -- Zululand
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 46501
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46501
- Release Date
- August 4, 2014
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.SOME ZULU CUSTOMS AND FOLK-LORE
- 2.PREFACE
- 3.CONTENTS — UMTIMBA (A ZULU WEDDING)
- 4.HOW TWINS WERE TREATED
- 5.“UKUGODUSA” (SENDING HOME)
- 6.ANOTHER INSTANCE IN WHICH THE “UKUGODUSA” CUSTOM WAS CARRIED OUT.
- 7.DEPARTED SPIRITS
- 8.UKUHLABIS’ AMADHLOZI (SACRIFICING TO SPIRITS)
- 9.CUSTOMS AND USAGES AT THE DEATH OF A ZULU CHIEF OR HEAD OF A KRAAL
- 10.INKATA
- 11.THE ZULU ANNUAL FEAST
- 12.UKUQWANJISWA KWEMPI (THE DOCTORING OF AN ARMY)
- 13.INGOBOCO (FINDING OUT WIZARDS)
- 14.ICIMAMLILO (FIRE EXTINGUISHER)
- 15.RAIN DOCTORS
- 16.THE RAINBOW, LIGHTNING, AND ECLIPSES
- 17.UKUKALEL ’AMABELE (PRAYING FOR THE CORN)
- 18.OLD WIVES’ TALES
- 19.KING MPANDE’S SNAKE CHARMER.
- 20.HOW DEATH CAME INTO THE WORLD
- 21.THE ZULU’S CHOICEST BIT OF MEAT
- 22.A FRIENDLY WAY OF OBTAINING FOOD
- 23.PEACEMAKING OVER A PINCH OF SNUFF
- 24.RULES OF A ZULU HUNT
- 25.UBUQILI BUKA BONGOZA BONGOZA’S SMARTNESS
- 26.LABYRINTHS AND WAR GAME
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