THE AFRICAN BERBERS The Berbers, or Berber, has a number of meanings, including a language, a culture, a location, and a group of people: most prominently it is the collective term used for dozens of tribes of pastoralists, indigenous people who herd sheep and goats and live in northwest Africa today. Despite this simple description, Berber …
THE RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION OF THE YORUBA COMMUNITY Yoruba Religion The monumental work of Idowa on Yoruba religion has continued to be a major reference work.15 Again, satisfactory groundwork has been done by many other scholars of anthropology, sociology, theology, philosophy, history, comparative religion and others. In this circumstance, it is not always necessary to reinvent …
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THE POLITICAL ORGAANISATION OF THE ZULU Zulu Political Units The political organization of the Zulu was built like a pyramid. At the base of the structure were the individual households ‘imizi’, which comprised the smallest political units in the government of the nation. Each umuzi was under the control of the umnumzane ‘household head’, who …
NOTIONS OF MODESTY IN THE AFRICAN CULTURE African clothing is the traditional clothing worn by the people of Africa. In some instances, these traditional garments have been replaced by western clothing introduced to Africans by European colonialists. (Britain) The evolution of African clothing is difficult to trace because of the lack of historical evidence. Although …
COMMUNICATION STYLES IN THE AFRICAN CULTURE The communication of ideas in and from Africa is characterized by enormous changes over time and variations among societies. Historically, as might be expected for such a large and ancient continent—the second largest in the world and the one where humanity originated—African societies have exhibited high levels of cultural …
AFRICAN TRADITIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON DEATH According to Eyetsemitan, the traditional African belief system is also referred to as ancestor worship and is based on an understanding that the life course is cyclical and not linear. Based on this system of belief, those who are dead are alive in a different world and can reincarnate (and …
Africans are among the most likely in the world to believe people in their countries can get ahead by working hard. The 85% of Africans who said they believed this in 2013 rivals results found in more developed nations, and is on par with the 84% who believe this in Northern America. This faith in …
AFRICAN PARENTING; UNUSUAL WAYS PARENTS SHOW LOVE TO THEIR KIDS African Parents Will Force-Feed Their Kids Out of Love Force-feeding is the act of making someone to eat against their will. In African families, this is quite common with young kids. Whenever a child refuses to eat for whatever reason, their parents may resort to …
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THE KIKUYU JUDICIAL SYSTEM The Agĩkũyũ judicial system, known as kĩama, resembles the modern common law system, also known as case law. The Agĩkũyũ have a proverb that says, ‘ciira ũciiragwo na ũngĩ ‘ meaning, a case is deliberated upon based on precedence judgement. This is what is popularly referred to as law of precedence. …
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AFRICA FACTS – CULTURE, TRIBES AND HISTORY Africa Is Home to 5 Famous Record Breaking Animals The second of our Africa facts tells us a bit about the continent’s animal kingdom. While the wildlife is, generally speaking, very diverse in Africa, some of the most well-known animals are record breakers. The world’s largest mammal, the …
