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The genuine ShonaBook 1973 • Gelfand, Michael
Shona • Africa > Southern Africa
This is a study of values, particularly the moral values, which have enabled the Shona to survive and to retain their basic identity over several centuries in a hostile environment. The author discusses etiquette, ethics, and morality as they are app...Ukama, reflections on Shona and Western cultures in ZimbabweBook 1981 • Gelfand, Michael
Shona • Africa > Southern Africa
This is a description of Shona culture written from a philosophical standpoint. Much of the discussion centers around the concept of [n]ukama[/n], the close family relationship or brotherhood between members of the extended family, group, or clan. In...Growing up in Shona societyBook 1979 • Gelfand, Michael
Shona • Africa > Southern Africa
This is a detailed account of the methods of infant and child care, and the socialization processes responsible for producing a stable and well-balanced member of society. Much of the source is devoted to the proverbs, riddles, games, and songs used ...The spiritual beliefs of the ShonaBook 1977 • Gelfand, Michael & Hannan, M.
Shona • Africa > Southern Africa
This is a comparative study of the religious beliefs and practices of four Shona clans. There is a chapter for each and the data are presented in a format that makes them easy to compare. This source is concerned with historical origins, practices an...The African witchBook 1967 • Gelfand, Michael & Hannan, M.
Shona • Africa > Southern Africa
This is the definitive work on Shona witchcraft. After a brief introductory sketch of some of the salient features of Shona ethnography (especially the spirit world), the author turns to the main theme of his work–witchcraft, not only as perceived by...African crucibleBook 1968 • Gelfand, Michael & Hannan, M.
Shona • Africa > Southern Africa
This is a study of the impact of European culture on the Shona. The author discusses the affects of acculturation on religion in all of its various manifestations, ethics, traditional material culture, medical practices and health (including informat...Medicine and magic of the MashonaBook 1956 • Gelfand, Michael & Tredgold, Robert C. (Robert Clarkson)
Shona • Africa > Southern Africa
This is an excellent survey of religious and medical practices as observed by the author while serving as a physician at the Salisbury Native Hospital in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). There are two parts to this work. The first part deals with Shona ideas...Traditional healers and the Shona patientBook 1978 • Chavunduka, G. L. et al.
Shona • Africa > Southern Africa
This work deals with the relationships between the traditional healers and their patients. The subjects of the study consist of a group of patients living in the urban township of Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe). The author gathered comple...