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Archaeology and Oral Tradition in Malawi - Origins and Early History of the Chewa (Paperback)
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Archaeology and Oral Tradition in Malawi - Origins and Early History of the Chewa (Paperback)
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Loot Price R536
Discovery Miles 5 360
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PAPERBACK FOR SALE IN AFRICA ONLY First comprehensive account of
the origins and early history of the Chewa as revealed by oral
tradition and archaeology that allows a more accurate picture of a
pre-literate society The Chewa are the largest ethnic group in
Malawi, representing a third of the population of approximately 19
million, and their language - Chichewa - is Malawi's national
language. Yet the last book on the history of this group was
published in 1944, and was based on oral history, or tradition. As
with much African history, oral history started to be recorded only
in the late 19th century. This is the first book to use not only
oral history, but also documents written by early Portuguese
explorers, traders and government officials, as well as
archaeology, to piece together the early history of the Chewa. The
author is an archaeologist, who discovered the first major Chewa
settlement, Mankhamba, near the southern part of Lake Malawi. His
excavations have enabled a more scientific chronology of the
migrations of the Chewa into what is today Malawi and have provided
physical proof of their early history as well as their material and
spiritual culture and way of life. Professor Yusuf Juwayeyi has
written and documented a very readable history and description of
archaeology, which reveals the value of combining oral tradition
together with archaeology to arrive at a more accurate picture of
the history of a pre-literate society. This book will be of value
not only to historians, archaeologists and anthropologists, but
also the general reader interested in Africanhistory. YUSUF M.
JUWAYEYI is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Long Island
University, Brooklyn, New York. FOR SALE IN AFRICA ONLY South
Africa: UCT Press
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