Carrying spirit in song
Music and the making of ancestors at Zezuru kurova guva ceremonies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7213650 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer W Kyker (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 65-84 |
| Publication date | 2009-11-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Music Journal of the International Library of African Music (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0065-4019 • E-ISSN: 2524-2741 |
| Publisher | International Library of African Music (PUBLISHER • ZA) |
| DOI | 10.21504/amj.v8i3.1828 |
| OpenAlex | W1551468974 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 4 |
Among speakers of the Zezuru dialect of Shona in central Zimbabwe, the kurova guva ceremony is held roughly a year after the funeral of an adult man or woman whose spirit is said to be wandering in the bush after death without regulated ties to its kin. Kurova guva is performed to call the spirit of the deceased back from this ambiguous position, transforming it into a recognized mudzimu ancestor. Musical performance is an integral part of ritual action at kurova guva, where song is used to summon the spirit of the deceased and carry it home, transforming the wandering spirit into a mudzimu ancestor
Action (physics · Ancestor · Archaeology · Art · Ceremony · Clan · Genealogy · Literature · Musical · Sociology · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · History
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |