Samuelson, who knew Zululand and its people at first hand, sets down short accounts of their customs and beliefs in simple language. The book describes a Zulu wedding, the treatment of twins, the custom of sending a bride home, sacrifices to ancestral spirits, the rites at a chief’s death, and the doctoring of regiments such as the Ingobamakosi before battle.
A valuable record of traditional Zulu life, written with sympathy but with the colonial outlook of its time. Download the free EPUB.