Memoirs of an Unsung Legend, Nemeso

M. Mukombe, Munyaradzi Mawere

Description

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 life have been passed on through oral tradition. This book, generated from an ethnographic reconstitution in southeastern Zimbabwe, documents the stories in a lively and fascinating thirst quenching manner.

Informations

• Publié par: Langaa RPCIG
• Date de parution: 26 juillet 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9789956791729
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

storyteller who enjoys reading. This is his first book.

MEMOIRS OF AN UNSUNG LEGEND: Nemeso

Munyaradzi Mawere & Cosmas M. Mukombe with Christopher M. Mabeza

Memoirs of an Unsung Legend, Nemeso Munyaradzi Mawere & Cosmas M. Mukombe with Christopher M. Mabeza

Langaa Research & Publishing CIG Mankon, Bamenda

Publisher: LangaaRPCIG Langaa Research & Publishing Common Initiative Group P.O. Box 902 Mankon Bamenda North West Region Cameroon [e-mail] www.langaa-rpcig.net Distributed in and outside N. America by African Books Collective [e-mail] www.africanbookcollective.com

ISBN: 9956-790-82-6 ©Munyaradzi Mawere, Cosmas M. Mukoombe & Christopher M. Mabeza2013

DISCLAIMER All views expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Langaa RPCIG.