Understanding Cultural Landscape at Great Zimbabwe
Realms of Power
Understanding Cultural Landscape at Great Zimbabwe
Realms of Power
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Understanding Cultural Landscape at Great Zimbabwe: Realms of Power by Ashton Sinamai engages with archaeology through Karanga/Kalanga concepts of cosmology and philosophy to understand the landscape at Great Zimbabwe, the medieval city and cultural heritage site. Sinamai un-disciplines and decolonializes archaeology and highlights aspects of the landscape that have been impacted by colonial legislations, nationalization, and internationalization. This book provides new perspectives on the landscape, and it addresses debates among African and Western archaeologists in reforming the practice, interpretation, and construction of archaeological narratives in Africa. Sinamai debunks Western myths by exploring African heritage through diverse knowledge systems to illuminate our understanding of place. Each chapter unfurls a variety of facets within Great Zimbabwe, discovering what a place can mean, how it shapes culture, and what emotions and memories can be evoked through local narratives. This book goes beyond human memory and shows how the landscape also remembers. African knowledge systems are essential to the development and understanding of African archaeology and African heritage management systems.
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Introduction: Owning the Narrative
Chapter 1: Understanding the Great Zimbabwe Landscape
Chapter 2: Legislating Native Culture: The Colonial Legislation and Great Zimbabwe
Chapter 3: Landscape, Memory, and Culture at Great Zimbabwe
Chapter 4: The Projection of Power at Great Zimbabwe
Chapter 5: Landscape, Loss, and Gain: Developing the Destination
Chapter 6: Human Memory and Landscape at Great Zimbabwe
Chapter 7: Sound, Noise, and Ambience and the Great Zimbabwe Landscape
Chapter 8: Sensory Experience and the Ruined Landscape: Awe/Fear as A Heritage Experience
Chapter 9: Decoloniality and Understanding the Changing Landscape at Great Zimbabwe
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| Published | 16 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 178 |
| ISBN | 9781666926910 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Illustrations | 2 b/w illustrations; 10 b/w photos; |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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