Memoirs of an Unsung Legend, Nemeso
Nemeso - a four eyed man-lived in southeastern Zimbabwe in the mid-17th century. Stories about him are widely known by the Duma in southeastern Zimbabwe as he left a legacy, a delicious dish - of edible stinkbugs locally named harurwa. These insects, believed to be a gift to Nemeso by the ancestors, thrive in a grove (jiri) where no one has been allowed to meddle since the time of Nemeso, the medium through whom the stinkbugs were gifted to the living by the living-dead. The insects are a source of livelihood for the Duma people and for people beyond, and serve as a drive for forest conservation in the area. The wealthy stories of Nemeso's li…
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Weitere Autoren: Mukombe, Cosmas M.
- ISBN: 978-9956-790-82-1
- EAN: 9789956790821
- Produktnummer: 15235171
- Verlag: Langaa Rpcig
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 72 S.
- Masse: H20.3 cm x B12.7 cm x D0.4 cm 89 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 89
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Munyaradzi Mawere holds a PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Cape Town. He is a Professor and Research Chair in the Simon Muzenda School of Arts, Culture and Heritage Studies at Great Zimbabwe University, in Zimbabwe.
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