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IsiZulu traditional healers’ perspective of ukuhlonipha in context

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dc.contributor.advisor Saule, N. en
dc.contributor.advisor Masuku, Norma en
dc.contributor.author Nene, Jabulani Owen
dc.date.accessioned 2014-01-31T12:55:48Z
dc.date.available 2014-01-31T12:55:48Z
dc.date.issued 2013
dc.date.submitted 2014-01-31
dc.identifier.citation Nene, Jabulani Owen (2013) IsiZulu traditional healers’ perspective of ukuhlonipha in context, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13147> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13147
dc.description.abstract Traditional healers are one among professionals that are viewed as the most significant people in African Society. They are accorded the highest esteem because of the role they play in saving people’s lives and promoting cultural aspects such as ukuhlonipha amasiko in isiZulu. It should be remembered that this word ukuhlonipha which means to respect, is used across cultures to maintain peace within family and society. It all depends on which culture promotes it more than others. It is sociolinguistic truism that ukuhlonipha is essentially linked to the ubuntu philosophy of African people. However, traditional healers more than other people follow ukuhlonipha culture in numerous ways, especially when they meet, being consulted and during traditional ceremonies. They serve and promote what in IsiZulu is known as ukuhlonipha, which to the uninitiated and sometimes even to the scholars of this philosophy is a mystery. It is for this reason and others that people view them as the soul of society. This study looks at relevant sociolinguistic theories especially the politeness theory to analyze most of the hlonipha features shown by traditional healers, apprentice and people during consultation. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (ix, 157 leaves) en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Traditional healers en
dc.subject Ukuhlonipha
dc.subject Respect en
dc.subject Politeness en
dc.subject Ophahleni
dc.subject Socio-cultural en
dc.subject Ancestors en
dc.subject Ukuthokoza
dc.subject Apprentice en
dc.subject Isigodlo
dc.subject.ddc 496.3986
dc.subject.lcsh Zulu language -- Social aspects en
dc.subject.lcsh Language and culture -- South Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Sociolinguistics -- South Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Politeness (Linguistics) en
dc.subject.lcsh Zulu (African people) -- Social life and customs en
dc.subject.lcsh Traditional medicine -- South Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Healers -- South Africa en
dc.title IsiZulu traditional healers’ perspective of ukuhlonipha in context en
dc.type Dissertation en
dc.description.department African Languages en
dc.description.degree M.A. (African Languages) en


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