Voices from the forest: celebrating nature and culture in Xhosaland

Dold, Anthony P; Cocks, Michelle L

Title: Voices from the forest: celebrating nature and culture in Xhosaland
Creator: Dold, Anthony P, Cocks, Michelle L
Date: 2012
Type: text
Type: book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/141427
Identifier: vital:37971
Identifier: ISBN 9781431402991
Identifier: https://www.amazon.com/Voices-Forest-Celebrating-Culture-Xhosaland/dp/1431402990
Description: The link between people and nature is explored in this fascinating book, revealing how plants, animals, and landscapes are profoundly reflected in South Africa’s Xhosa language, stories, poetry, religious rituals, healing practices, and everyday customs. While the South African landscape has for centuries been molded and manipulated by humans, the country and its plants and animals have in turn influenced South Africans’ cultural and spiritual development. Based on 10 years of research, it consists of unique photographs that portray how both contemporary rural and urban South Africans still find great value in nature. A fresh, positive approach to biodiversity conservation, this volume serves as a guide to sustainable practices in the future.
Format: 236 pages, pdf
Publisher: Jacana Media
Language: English
Relation: Dold, T. and Cocks, M., 2012. Voices from the forest: celebrating nature and culture in Xhosaland. Jacana Media.
Rights: Authors
Rights: Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Jacana Terms and Conditions Statement (https://jacana.co.za/terms/)

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