Book
Ukama, reflections on Shona and Western cultures in Zimbabwe
Mambo Press • Gwelo, Zimbabwe • Published In 1981 • Pages:
By: Gelfand, Michael.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
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 addition to frequent digressions by the author (including personal reminiscences) there are some data on cultural goals, family life, religion, urban-rural differences, and acculturation.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Clans
- Magicians and diviners
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Grandparents and grandchildren
- Transmission of cultural norms
- Transmission of skills
- Ethics
- Revelation and divination
- Districts
- Sociocultural trends
- Interviewing in research
- Ethos
- Community structure
- Cult of the dead
- Family relationships
- Polygamy
- Prayers and sacrifices
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Shona
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2014
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Physician
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle; 1991
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1940-1977
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1940-1981
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Zimbabwe
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Michael Gelfand
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 82980997
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Shona (African people)
- Zimbabwe--Civilization