Shaka Zulu"The classic of African History -- a biography of Shaka Zulu, founder of the Zulu nation, born leader and brilliant general...E.A. Ritter grew up with the Zulus, earning their respect and accumulating a rich store of material during his long association with them. Shaka's life and deeds had been handed down by word of mouth from generation to generation, and they are here evoked with a sense of drama and an eye for detail." -- Back cover. |
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Page 179
... replied : ' Do the fingers know what the head intends the feet to do ? ' " That is no answer , ' shouted the questioner amid great ap- plause . ' Tell us why you bargained with her , and let this evil thing loose on us . ' ' Because I ...
... replied : ' Do the fingers know what the head intends the feet to do ? ' " That is no answer , ' shouted the questioner amid great ap- plause . ' Tell us why you bargained with her , and let this evil thing loose on us . ' ' Because I ...
Page 203
... replied quietly . ' Why did you cut off those heads and mount them in your hut ? It is an abomination according to all true Nguni customs . Only those who practise witchcraft resort to that . ' ' I did it to gain the power of all those ...
... replied quietly . ' Why did you cut off those heads and mount them in your hut ? It is an abomination according to all true Nguni customs . Only those who practise witchcraft resort to that . ' ' I did it to gain the power of all those ...
Page 204
... replied Ntombazi with emphasis . " That is good , ' said Shaka ; then speaking in a gentle but ominous tone of voice he continued : ' You may return to your hut - your centre of power - and gaze on the heads of your vic- tims . Perhaps ...
... replied Ntombazi with emphasis . " That is good , ' said Shaka ; then speaking in a gentle but ominous tone of voice he continued : ' You may return to your hut - your centre of power - and gaze on the heads of your vic- tims . Perhaps ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Zululand and the Zulus in the late Eighteenth | 15 |
Birth and Exile | 25 |
Copyright | |
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