Culture and Customs of Zimbabwe

Subjects:

• Anthropology » Cultural Anthropology
• Multicultural Studies » African Studies

Reviews:

• [t]horoughly survey the history, culture, and people of each country.
  —MultiCultural Review June 2003
• [u]seful to students who want to put the works of Zimbabwean writers like Shimmer Chinodya, Tsitsi Dangaremba, and Chenjerai Hove into the proper social and cultural contexts. Owomoyela does an excellent job of showing how Zimbabwean writers use their characters to explore the frictions that arise when "tradition" simply cannot go on any longer. He is particularly adept at choosing examples that capture the tensions that stretch between genders and across generations.
  —International Journal of African Historical Studies October 2003
• This reference is another that may be equally appropriate on the non-fiction shelves. If you have very little on this country, this will be a welcomed addition.
  —Reference for Students April 2003

Table of Contents:

• Series Foreword
• Chronology
• Introduction
• Thought and Religion
• Literature and Media
• Art, Cinema, and Architecture
• Leisure, Dress, and Cuisine
• Gender Roles, Marriages, and Family
• Social Customs and Lifestyle
• Music and Dance
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Index