Art and the sacred practitioner among the Zimbabwe Tonga: an analysis of the symbolic interaction

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Mukova, M. & Chikovore, J. (2013) Art and the sacred practitioner among the Zimbabwe Tonga: an analysis of the symbolic interaction. In: Cliggett, L. & Bond, V. (eds).Tonga timeline: appraising sixty years of multidisciplinary research in Zambia and Zimbabwe. Lusaka: Lembani Trust. 67-80. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/2679

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Abstract:
This chapter explains the key concepts and background as well as the four key roles among Zimbabwean Tonga religious practitioners. The identify and characterizations of dominant traditional art forms are outlined. An analysis of the symbolic functions of art as they appear within the medical realms of the sacred practitioners are also included in this chapter.
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25 Aug 2015
 
ZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE
RELIGION
ARTISTS
ARTS AND CULTURE
AFRICA
 
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