Prescriptions and attributions in the names of Izinyanga in Ethekwini municipality, South Africa

SOURCE: The postcolonial condition of names and naming practices in southern Africa
OUTPUT TYPE: Chapter in Monograph
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2016
TITLE AUTHOR(S): T.Meyiwa, T.Maseti
SOURCE EDITOR(S): O.Nyambi, T.Mangena, C.Pfukwa
KEYWORDS: ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 9605
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/10708
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/10708

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Abstract

This chapter examines some of the naming practices of the izinyanga and related contexts assumed to impact on the naming and to understand how varied contexts and socio-cultural values have affected the naming patterns and the perspectives of clients.