The discursive construct of ngozi in Zimbabwean shona traditional worldview
All societies continually grapple with the question of what happens to human beings after death. This has led to the construction of such concepts as heaven or paradise and hell in such a world religions as Christianity and Islam and a vast array of rituals performed from death through burial to aft...
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| description | All societies continually grapple with the question of what happens to human beings after death. This has led to the construction of such concepts as heaven or paradise and hell in such a world religions as Christianity and Islam and a vast array of rituals performed from death through burial to after the burial. Shona traditional thinking has developed the concept and social practice of ngozi (angry of avenging spirit) as an element of the broader concepts of death and justice. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-11712022-06-27T13:49:05Z The discursive construct of ngozi in Zimbabwean shona traditional worldview Manyawu, Andrew T. Parichi, Mandiedza Discursive construct, ngozi Zimbabwean shona tarditional worldview All societies continually grapple with the question of what happens to human beings after death. This has led to the construction of such concepts as heaven or paradise and hell in such a world religions as Christianity and Islam and a vast array of rituals performed from death through burial to after the burial. Shona traditional thinking has developed the concept and social practice of ngozi (angry of avenging spirit) as an element of the broader concepts of death and justice. 2016-05-03T10:36:51Z 2016-05-03T10:36:51Z 2014 Article 978-0-7974-5967-0 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1171 en Death and life After Death in African Philosophy and Religions: A Multidisciplinary engagement;Chapter 3: p. 32-55 none Africa Institute for Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Tolerance Studies |
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| title | The discursive construct of ngozi in Zimbabwean shona traditional worldview |
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