- Title
- The significance of Nguni cattle with reference to traditional value in agriculture
- Creator
- Nxoko, Lloyd Chumani
- Subject
- Xhosa (African people) -- Social life and customs
- Subject
- Xhosa (African people) -- Rites and ceremonies
- Subject
- Nguni cattle -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Date Issued
- 2015
- Date
- 2015
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MA
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/10243
- Identifier
- vital:26645
- Description
- In the Xhosa culture, Nguni cattle have always been valued due to cultural rituals purpose but were not viewed from a development perspective. In fact, traditionally, in Xhosa society, cattle were used not only as primary sources of food such as milk, meat and other related secondary products, but in the performance of rituals. From milk one can get sour milk (amasi) which is a staple diet for both young ones and adults. Furthermore, butter, which was traditionally used for cosmetics purposes, is also derived from milk. Thus, the focus of this study is on the paradigm shift, as well as the role played by cattle in Xhosa cultural rituals and agriculture.
- Format
- x, 87 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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