Memoirs of an Unsung Legend, Nemeso:
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1. Verfasser: Mawere, Munyaradzi (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Langaa RPCIG 2013
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Beschreibung:Cover; Title page; Copyright page; About the Authors; Dedication; Contents; Chapter One. Culture of the Duma; Chapter Two. Growth of the Duma chiefdom; Chapter Three. Musikavanhu's journey to the Duma; Chapter Four. Mhepo's childhood; Chapter Five. Mhepo's marriage and the birth of Nemeso; Chapter Six. Mhepo escapes with Nemeso; Chapter Seven. Mutindi's creative genius; Chapter Eight. Mhepo flees with Nemeso; Chapter Nine. The return of Nemeso; Chapter Ten. The reign and magical powers of Nemeso; Chapter Eleven. Growth of Nemeso's family; Chapter Twelve. The demise of Nemeso; Back cover
Nemeso ñ a four eyed manñlived in southeastern Zimbabwe in the mid-17th century. Stories about him are widely known by the Duma in southeastern Zimbabwe as he left a legacy, a delicious dish ñ of edible stinkbugs locally named harurwa. These insects, believed to be a gift to Nemeso by the ancestors, thrive in a grove (jiri) where no one has been allowed to meddle since the time of Nemeso, the medium through whom the stinkbugs were gifted to the living by the living-dead. The insects are a source of livelihood for the Duma people and for people beyond, and serve as a drive for forest conservati
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