By Boston Soko
The aim of this e-book is to teach that the ownership cult of Vimbuza offers itself as an oral style that is half and parcel of African Oral Literature. The ethnolinguistic examine which we adopt will allow us to seize a glimpse of its entire complexity. The research has a pertaining to 4 valuable features. ancient advancements: a definite variety of proof about the start of ownership between the Read more...
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28-33. N. White, Elements in Luvale Beliefs and Rituals. The Rhodes-Livingstone Occasional Papers no. 32, Manchester University Press, 1961, pp. 49-50, p. 50. ϯϳ A certain person had a pain in the throat which degenerated into coughs. She coughed for over a year, neither healers nor the hospital had been of help. While trying to treat the disease by therapeutic means, they discovered that it was a case of Vimbuza. ), a wild legume, and immediately afterwards she started hiccupping continually and later fell ill.
It is actually a piece of goatskin arranged so that when the dancer jumps or turns, the madumbo amuses the audience by turning and by causing the flaps to fly in all directions͘ The most expensive of these madumbo are made from beads as shown in the picture. ϰϱ Madumbo of beads It is indispensable to wear small bells around the ankles. These are locally called mangenjeza or mangwanda (see picture below) Mpaparika wearing bells (mangenjeza) These iron bells seem to have a rhythmic effect which chimes with those of the drums.
The dancer may also do this to the drummers if they perform well. This is also done to important visitors. Other people, such as Vimbuza 4. The fourth example is when the dancer, in his or her possessed condition, goes to welcome visitors. Usually coins are put in a plate. ϱϲ The latter is covered with another plate. The plate is then taken to the visitor by the dancer. It is believed that this action shows that the spirits welcome the visitors and acknowledge the cordial relationship that exists between them and the people.