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By examining the principles fundamental to the social life of the Yorùbá in concrete historical situations and from a multidisciplinary approach, the authors (seventy-five in all) offer new understanding and perspectives of the culture and customs of the Yorùbá. Culture and Customs opens with an introduction by the editors highlighting ...
In this overview of South African Anthropology Andrew 'Mugsy' Spiegel and I review the historical trajectories of Social and Cultural Anthropology in South Africa. Questions are raised regarding the state of South African Anthropology in the early 21st century.
ABSTRACT. The main objective of this paper is to examine African culture and values. Since culture is often seen as the sum total of the peculiarities shared by a people, a people’s values can be seen as part of their culture.
17 sie 2020 · Culture and customs of South Africa. by. Afọlayan, Funso S. Publication date. 2004. Topics. Ethnology -- South Africa, Material culture -- South Africa, South Africa -- History, South Africa -- Politics and government, South Africa -- Social life and customs. Publisher. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press.
The cultures, languages and heritages of South Africa are multiple, diverse, and dynamic. Intersectional issues of gender, ethnicity, and race further complicate the matter of identity and make it highly inadvisable to categorise the different people contained within South Africa’s borders.
The revival of tradition, culture and customs is part of the new national and international identity; however, this revival must be rooted in a way of life based on human rights, democracy and equality for all, and understood from a point of view of Ubuntu.
1 online resource (xxiv, 301 pages) : A look at the country of South Africa, its history, culture, customs. Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-290) and index.
