Sing, eat, pray
Transmission of tradition in Lemba communities in Southern Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12915693 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Magdel le Roux (0000-0002-0770-7303, University of South Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 111-128 |
| Publication date | 2017-11-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African and Black Diaspora An International Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1752-8631 • E-ISSN: 1752-864X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17528631.2017.1394621 |
| OpenAlex | W2767658227 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 15 |
Most Lemba traditions and customs are transmitted by means of songs, chants, recitations, praises, proverbs, and prayers, in addition to written documents. Songs, recitations, and certain prayers could be described as poems or set speech; they form part of everyday language and are memorised. Others are sung, chanted, or prayed only on special occasions, such as the ritual slaughter of animals or during circumcision rites. The way the Lemba sing, eat, and pray expresses their unity and their conscious transferal and reinforcement of cultural and religious identity. It also reflects their understanding of their origin and the belief that their religious-cultural practices (embedded in an African culture) have been handed down to them from their Hebrew ancestors
Aesthetics · Art · Cultural transmission in animals · Hebrew · Identity (music · Linguistics · Literature · Poetry · Sociology · African cultural and philosophical studies · African history and culture analysis · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Anthropology · History · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |