The Lemba - ‘angel-stars’, ngoma lungundu and ancestors
Hendel (2004) states that “the remembered past is the material with which biblical Israel constructed its identity as a people, a religion, and a culture. It is a mixture of history, collective memory, folklore, and literary brilliance. In Israel’s formative years, these memories circulated orally i...
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| description | Hendel (2004) states that “the remembered past is the material with which biblical Israel constructed its identity as a people, a religion, and a culture. It is a mixture of history, collective memory, folklore, and literary brilliance. In Israel’s formative years, these memories circulated orally in the context of family and tribe. Over time they came to be crystallized [mainly] in
various written texts” (my insertion). The experiential dimension of religion of ancient Israel and that of the Lemba (the so-called ‘Black “Jews” of Southern Africa’ and other African tribes) is expressed orally and textually, but also in art. It is in no small part also created by them, as they formulate new or altered conceptions of the sacred past. Guidance by stars, the ancestors and the ngoma lungundu (sacred drum of the ancestors) play a major role in the expression of Lemba and early Israelite religion, culture and art. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d26e6102e668441eb10fec222752ed012022-12-21T18:58:04ZengAfricajournalsPharos Journal of Theology2414-33242021-06-011021https://doi.org/10.46222/pharosjot.102.13The Lemba - ‘angel-stars’, ngoma lungundu and ancestorsProf Magdel le Roux0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0770-7303College of Human Sciences. School of Humanities. University of South AfricaHendel (2004) states that “the remembered past is the material with which biblical Israel constructed its identity as a people, a religion, and a culture. It is a mixture of history, collective memory, folklore, and literary brilliance. In Israel’s formative years, these memories circulated orally in the context of family and tribe. Over time they came to be crystallized [mainly] in various written texts” (my insertion). The experiential dimension of religion of ancient Israel and that of the Lemba (the so-called ‘Black “Jews” of Southern Africa’ and other African tribes) is expressed orally and textually, but also in art. It is in no small part also created by them, as they formulate new or altered conceptions of the sacred past. Guidance by stars, the ancestors and the ngoma lungundu (sacred drum of the ancestors) play a major role in the expression of Lemba and early Israelite religion, culture and art.https://www.pharosjot.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/theme_1_article_3__se1_2021_le_roux_lembaangel-starsngoma_lungunduancestors.pdfangel-starsngoma lungunduancestorslembaearly israel |
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| title_full | The Lemba - ‘angel-stars’, ngoma lungundu and ancestors |
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| topic | angel-stars ngoma lungundu ancestors lemba early israel |
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