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The Heritage Library of African Peoples
CHOKWE:
Manuel Jordan, Pn.D.
THE ROSEN PUBLISHING GROUP, INC.
NEW YORK
Published in 1998 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.
29 East 21st Street, New York, NY 10010
Copyright 1998 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form
without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer.
First Edition
Manufactured in the United States of America
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Jordan, Manuel.
Chokwe / Manuel Jordan. — 1st ed.
p. cm. — (The heritage library of African peoples)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary: Surveys the history, culture, and contemporary life of
the Chokwe people of Angola, Zaire, and Zimbabwe.
ISBN 0-8239-1990-0
1. Chokwe (African people)—History—Juvenile literature.
2. Chokwe (African people)—Social life and customs—Juvenile
literature. [1. Chokwe (African people)] I. Title. II. Series.
DT1308.C67J67 1998
306,.089'96399—dc21 96-50268
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Contents
Introduction 6
i.
Trie Land and the People 9
2. Village Life 16
5
Cholcwe History 26
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Religion 30
Chokwe Initiation 38
6
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The Chohwe Today 53
Glossary 61
Por Purther Reading 62
Index 63
Chokwe
INTRODUCTION
There is every reason for us to know
something about Africa and to understand its
past and the way of life of its peoples. Africa is a
rich continent that has for centuries provided
the world with art, culture, labor, wealth, and
natural resources. It has vast mineral deposits,
fossil fuels, and commercial crops.
But perhaps most important is the fact that
fossil evidence indicates that human beings
originated in Africa. The earliest traces of
human beings and their tools are almost two
million years old. Their descendants have
migrated throughout the world. To be human is
to be of African descent.
The experiences of the peoples who stayed in
Africa are as rich and as diverse as of those who
established themselves elsewhere. This series of
books describes their environment, their modes
of subsistence, their relationships, and their cus¬
toms and beliefs. The books present the variety
of languages, histories, cultures, and religions
that are to be found on the African continent.
They demonstrate the historical linkages between
African peoples and the way contemporary Africa
has been affected by European colonial rule.
Africa is large, complex, and diverse. It
encompasses an area of more than 11,700,000
