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African Tradition
The Zulu People
The Zulu people are a part of the Bantu peoples of southeast Africa. ... The early Europeans call the Zulu ‘Bantu’ which comes from the Zulu noun for people. The Zulu descended from a group of these peoples called the Nguni.
WORLDVIEW
The life and religion of the Zulu people are so closely connected that it is difficult to distinguish the two. ... Ancestors are very important to the people because they know what is happening with their descendants and can either help them are cause them grief.
People of the tribe will often visit diviners, who although ranking lower the chief can communicate with ancestors and diagnose spiritual powers at work in a patient so that a healer can do his job. ... Many people among the tribe practice medicine - some as herbalists, others as izinyanga zazulu, herders of storms. ... Sorcerers exist among the people and work with the forces of the dark side. ...
THE ABSOLUTE
For the Zulu people ancestor worship is nearly as important as deity worship and the two seem to go hand in hand. ...
THE WORLD
The Zulu people view the world as a fairly neutral place and believe in the equality of man. ...
THE PROBLEM AND SOLUTION FOR HUMANS
For the Zulu people the problem that they all take a great pain to avoid is disconnectedness with the spirit forces. ...
COMMUNITY AND ETHICS
Religion and life of the Zulu people are very closely related, as stated earlier. ...
AN INTERPRETATION OF HISTORY
Zulu mythology tells a very interesting story of creation.
Approximate Word count = 1257
Approximate Pages = 5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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