Cultural diversity and the Zimbabwean pungwe as carnival space : a comparison with the Brazilian carnivalesque experience

The article critically examines the influence and effects of Africa's double tragedy and very momentous incidents of slavery and colonialism to the Caribbean people of African descent. In spite of all the cultural emasculations, the denigrations of slaves by their slave masters in this present...

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Main Author: Viriri, Advice
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Language:English
Published: Unisa Publications 2016
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Online Access:http://reference.sabinet.co.za/document/EJC189001
http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1496
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description The article critically examines the influence and effects of Africa's double tragedy and very momentous incidents of slavery and colonialism to the Caribbean people of African descent. In spite of all the cultural emasculations, the denigrations of slaves by their slave masters in this present day age and low esteem with which Africans and Caribbeans of African descent are regarded in world opinion, they were able to cling on to their African cultural elements. To the Caribbean person of African descent it was worse off than the African person because of having undergone a double process of enslavement and colonization. This article has chosen to compare the Brazilian carnivalesque celebrations to show the retention of firmer linkages with the African cultures particularly with the Zimbabwean Pungwe as offering carnival space during and after the Chimurenga War.
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spelling ir-11408-14962022-06-27T13:49:06Z Cultural diversity and the Zimbabwean pungwe as carnival space : a comparison with the Brazilian carnivalesque experience Viriri, Advice Colonialism, cultural diversity African descent The article critically examines the influence and effects of Africa's double tragedy and very momentous incidents of slavery and colonialism to the Caribbean people of African descent. In spite of all the cultural emasculations, the denigrations of slaves by their slave masters in this present day age and low esteem with which Africans and Caribbeans of African descent are regarded in world opinion, they were able to cling on to their African cultural elements. To the Caribbean person of African descent it was worse off than the African person because of having undergone a double process of enslavement and colonization. This article has chosen to compare the Brazilian carnivalesque celebrations to show the retention of firmer linkages with the African cultures particularly with the Zimbabwean Pungwe as offering carnival space during and after the Chimurenga War. 2016-06-06T10:10:16Z 2016-06-06T10:10:16Z 2012 Article 0256-6060 http://reference.sabinet.co.za/document/EJC189001 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1496 en Latin American Report;Vol. 20. No. 1; p. 279- 287 open Unisa Publications
spellingShingle Colonialism, cultural diversity
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Cultural diversity and the Zimbabwean pungwe as carnival space : a comparison with the Brazilian carnivalesque experience
title Cultural diversity and the Zimbabwean pungwe as carnival space : a comparison with the Brazilian carnivalesque experience
title_full Cultural diversity and the Zimbabwean pungwe as carnival space : a comparison with the Brazilian carnivalesque experience
title_fullStr Cultural diversity and the Zimbabwean pungwe as carnival space : a comparison with the Brazilian carnivalesque experience
title_full_unstemmed Cultural diversity and the Zimbabwean pungwe as carnival space : a comparison with the Brazilian carnivalesque experience
title_short Cultural diversity and the Zimbabwean pungwe as carnival space : a comparison with the Brazilian carnivalesque experience
title_sort cultural diversity and the zimbabwean pungwe as carnival space : a comparison with the brazilian carnivalesque experience
topic Colonialism, cultural diversity
African descent
url http://reference.sabinet.co.za/document/EJC189001
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