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A History of the Lemba people of Mberengwa, Zimbabwe, 1931-2024
Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2025.
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| author | Moyo, Nyasha |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/134723 A History of the Lemba people of Mberengwa, Zimbabwe, 1931-2024 Moyo, Nyasha Dube, Thembani Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of History. Minorities -- Zimbabwe -- Social conditions Mberengwa District (Zimbabwe) -- History -- 20th century Mberengwa District (Zimbabwe) -- History -- 20th century Ethnicity -- Zimbabwe Syncretism (Religion) -- Zimbabwe UCTD Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2025. Moyo, N. 2025. A History of the Lemba people of Mberengwa, Zimbabwe, 1931-2024. Unpublished masters thesis. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University [online]. Available: https://scholar.sun.ac.za/items/871c11d8-5a25-454e-9d29-83e9538e7e9a ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The study examines the history of the Lemba people of Mberengwa, Zimbabwe, from 1931-2024, focusing on how they have negotiated their identity, preserved their culture, and transformed in the midst of the evolving socio-political landscape. It moves past origin and identity debates to analysing how the colonial system, missionary influence, the economic crises in Zimbabwe and post-independence structures transformed their traditions and way of life. Using qualitative methods, like archival research, newspaper articles, and interviews with Lemba elders, youth, and leaders, this research examines the themes of syncretism, and adaptation. The key findings in this study show how the Lemba navigated different pressures through economic diversification, changing of ritual times and processes, and political representation, while also facing internal pressures such as the disengagement of youth and intermarriages. Thus, this study contributes to the discussions of minority histories, cultural hybridity and transformation in post-colonial Africa, focusing on the localised experiences faced by a minority group, the Lemba, in the southern parts of Zimbabwe. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die studie ondersoek die geskiedenis van die Lemba-mense van Mberengwa, Zimbabwe vanaf 1931tot 2024, met die fokus op hul identiteitsonderhandeling, kulturele kontinuïteit, aanpassing, bewaring en transformasie te midde van die ontwikkelende sosio-politieke landskap. Dit beweeg verder as debatte oor oorsprong en identiteit om te analiseer hoe die koloniale stelsel, sendinginvloed, die ekonomiese krisisse in Zimbabwe en ontwikkelings na onafhanklikheid hul tradisies en lewenswyse verander het. Deur kwalitatiewe metodes wat argiefanavorsing, koerantartikels en onderhoude met Lemba-oueres, , -jeug en -leiers insluit, ondersoek hierdie navorsing die temas van sinkretisme, veerkragtigheid en aanpassing. Die belangrikste bevindinge in hierdie studie toon hoe die Lemba verskillende druk deur ekonomiese diversifikasie, aanpassing van rituele tye en prosesse, en politieke verteenwoordiging genavigeer het, terwyl hulle ook interne druk soos onttrekking van die jeug en gemengde huwelike in die gesig gestaar het. Hierdie studie dra dus by tot die breër bespreking van minderheidsgeskiedenisse, kulturele hibriditeit en veerkragtigheid in postkoloniale Afrika, met die fokus op gelokaliseerde ervarings waarmee 'n minderheidsgroep, die Lemba, in die suidelike dele van Zimbabwe te kampe het. Masters 2026-01-05T10:20:41Z 2026-01-05T10:20:41Z 2025-12 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/134723 en Stellenbosch University xi, 152 pages : illustrations, includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Minorities -- Zimbabwe -- Social conditions Mberengwa District (Zimbabwe) -- History -- 20th century Mberengwa District (Zimbabwe) -- History -- 20th century Ethnicity -- Zimbabwe Syncretism (Religion) -- Zimbabwe UCTD Moyo, Nyasha A History of the Lemba people of Mberengwa, Zimbabwe, 1931-2024 |
| title | A History of the Lemba people of Mberengwa, Zimbabwe, 1931-2024 |
| title_full | A History of the Lemba people of Mberengwa, Zimbabwe, 1931-2024 |
| title_fullStr | A History of the Lemba people of Mberengwa, Zimbabwe, 1931-2024 |
| title_full_unstemmed | A History of the Lemba people of Mberengwa, Zimbabwe, 1931-2024 |
| title_short | A History of the Lemba people of Mberengwa, Zimbabwe, 1931-2024 |
| title_sort | history of the lemba people of mberengwa zimbabwe 1931 2024 |
| topic | Minorities -- Zimbabwe -- Social conditions Mberengwa District (Zimbabwe) -- History -- 20th century Mberengwa District (Zimbabwe) -- History -- 20th century Ethnicity -- Zimbabwe Syncretism (Religion) -- Zimbabwe UCTD |
| url | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/134723 |
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