• UBUCIKO BOKWETHIWA KWAMAGAMA

UBUCIKO BOKWETHIWA KWAMAGAMA

: Mazibuko (G.) & Hlongwa (N.) eds.

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291pp., paperback, University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg, 2025

ISBN: 9781869145774

 

Ubuciko Bokwethiwa Kwamagama is a Zulu phrase meaning "The Art and Power of Naming" in African culture.

This collection of essays examine the practice of naming, which holds deep cultural, spiritual and historical significance in African societies, linking individuals to their families, ancestors, and historical realities. Reclaiming the depth of meaning behind indigenous names is seen an act of both cultural revival and resistance against historical erasure.

Text in isiZulu.

Gugulethu Mazibuko is Professor in African Languages at the University of Johannesburg and a member of the Zulu terminology committee for various disciplines.

Nobuhle Ndimande-Hlongwa is Professor and Dean of the School of Arts at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.