The Black People and Whence They Came. A Zulu View

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ID4894307
AuthorsHans-Jurgen Becken, Magema M Fuze, H C Lugg, A T Cope
Year1982
Volume13
Issue3
Pages236
Publication date1982-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Religion in Africa (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4200 • E-ISSN: 1570-0666
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/1581445
OpenAlexW1998895799
LanguageEN
Citations received17

The author reflects on the origins and customs of African peoples in Natal, and on their history. He reproduces the text of Bishop Colenso's history and provides a critical review of his perspectives. Abantu Abamnyama (The Black People) was the first book written in Zulu, by a Zulu author. It was written shortly after the turn of the century, and previously published in 1922. The author was one of Bishop Colenso's first converts, and his story of conversion, which he gives in his Prologue, is a rare cameo of the first Bishop of Natal. Fuze's original work was translated several years ago by the late Mr Harry Lugg, a linguist, and was edited by Professor Trevor Cope. The book provides source material for students of Zulu history and South African affairs, while to the general reader it offers an insight into the attitudes of a black man who lived in two worlds at once

African studies · Anthropology of religion · History of religions · Linguistics · Sociology · Zulu · Gender Studies · History · Legal Issues in South Africa · Philosophy · Religious studies · South African History and Culture

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