Indaba, My Children: African Tribal History, Legends, Customs And Religious Beliefs. Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa
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THE RELIGION AND BELIEFS OF THE BANTU – PART I
THE RELIGION AND BELIEFS OF THE BANTU – PART II
Symbol Writing
Drumbeat
The Spirit of Numbers
March of the Healers
Awake, My Africa!
CHARACTER CAST
uNkulunkulu | The Great Spirit |
Ninavanhu-Ma | The Great Mother, Goddess of Creation |
Tree of Life | Personified male counterpart of the Goddess of Creation |
Kei-Lei-Si (Nelesi) | Mother of Za-Ha-Rrellel |
Za-Ha-Rrellel (Sareleli) | Wicked Emperor of the Empire of the First People – Father of all tokoloshes |
The Kaa-U-La birds | Legendary talking birds |
Amarava (Mamiravi) | Last survivor of the First People, the Amarire, Mother of the Second People |
Odu | Last survivor of the Bjaa-Uni – artificially produced flesh-and-blood slaves – Father of the Second People, the Bantu |
Gorogo | Chief of the Frog People – Father of all Bushmen and Pygmies |
Marimba | Mother of all Tribal Singers, Goddess of Music, Goddess of Happiness |
Zumangwe | The Hunter, Marimba’s first husband |
Watamaraka | The Goddess of Evil, Mother of all Demons |
The Monster | Dragon commissioned to exercise control over Wata-Maraka |
Kahawa | Son of Marimba and Zumangwe |
Mpushu | Ka-Hawa’s closest friend |
Witchdoctor and his friend in the First Village of the Wakambi Tribe | |
Namuwiza | The Priestess, a Witch in the same village |
Nangai | – of the Mountains, Outcast God of the Masai, subsequently Chief of the Wakambi |
Mulungu | The Father of Light |
Koma-Tembo | The Masai captive, third husband of Marimba |
Dzumangwe | The God of Hunting |
Ka-Hawa’s two wives | |
Rarati | Nubian girl who introduced cattle to the Bantu |
Malinge | Youth executed for wantonly killing an animal |
His father, grandfather and great-grandfather | |
The High Accuser | Legal Prosecutor |
The Mercy of Heaven | Legal Defendant |
Mandingwe | A cook |
Kamago | A woodcarver |
Nonikwe | A blind, hunchback ‘clairvoyant’ |
Mutengu | Her uncle, Headman of a village |
Lusu | Her real
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