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H-Africa - Swaziland Bibliography (12803 words) |
 | On the basis of the Swazi custom relating to the control within the age grade or regimental system of the age at marriage of men, the article explains why social anthropologists of the 1930s were ill equipped to distinguish between real and invented traditions or old and revived customs. |
| Shows that: information on Swazi indigenous methods of child rearing is handed down from generation to generation through practice and orally; the objective of Swazi indigenous education is to mould individual behaviour; and the education content includes respect and appropriate symbolic and verbal mannerisms. |
| Observes that according to the Swazi, death and illness are always considered to be the result of malicious incantation; the two groups of Swazi healers are herb doctors (tinyanga) and spirit mediums (tangoma); drums used by tangoma during their rituals do not belong to the traditional Swazi culture. |
| Swazi Culture (408 words) |
| The Swazis are predominantly Nguni in language and culture. |
| As part of the Nguni expansion southwards, the Swazi crossed the Limpopo river and settled in southern Tsongaland in the late fifteen century. |
| The objective of the village is to enable Swazis from all corners of the country to reach out to it and maintain a positive interest on their cultural heritage as well as show tourists the cultural achievements. |
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