Indaba, My Children: African Tribal History, Legends, Customs And Religious Beliefs
Whenever the names look like being forgotten and the memories overwhelmed by the events of time, the preservation of cultural traditions assume a new, more vital importance. Believing that the tales he learned from the elders gave direction to his life and motivated him to further his knowledge of his people's history, Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa, through the ancient art of storytelling, takes on that commitment to preserve, promote and revive the past.
First published in 1964, Indaba, My Children is an internationally acclaimed collection of tales and legends that chart the story of African tribal life. It is through these stories that one is able to reconstruct the past of Africa. It is through these stories that intertribal friendship or hatred was kept alive and burning; that the young were told who their ancestors were, who their enemies were, and who their friends were.
Excelling in the medium of storytelling, the Vusamazulu ("Awakener of the Zulu's) provides a collection that sets the reader on a beautiful and spirited journey through the tales and legends of Africa.
"An absorbing collection of legends, this excellent and human book deserves a wider circle of readers" - Times Literary Supplement
"The narrative of the historian turns into the incantation of the visionary" - The Guardian
"This book is indeed an epic" - Sunday Tribune, Durban
Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa was a Zulu Sangoma from South Africa. He was known as an author of books that draw upon African mythology, traditional Zulu folklore, extraterrestrial encounters and his own personal encounters.
