The book is structured as follows: · An introduction of old Bantu culture · An account of modern Bantu life · Discussion of the influence exerted by Christianity and Education upon communal life of the Bantu · Examination of special aspects of Bantu culture as they have been modified by Western civilization: language and music · The economic, political and legal positions of the native tribes in South Africa are also covered. First published in 1934.
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Administration of natives : as separate task of government, 241 ff. ; use of native institutions, 58 ff., 207 ff., 243 ff. ; council system, 249 ff. ; training of officials, 252 ff.
— and: justice, 257 f. ; taxation, 256 f. ; welfare services, 254 ff.
Advancement, native : fears of, 200 ff. ; policy of gradualness, 201; lack of opportunities, 298 f.
African National Congress, 237
African Peoples’ Organization, 237
“ Agitators, ” 100, 285
Agriculture : in old Bantu culture, 11 f.; deficiencies of old system, 210 f. ; hanges in traditional chara
er, 41, 89; improvement in, 89 f., 149 f. ; conditions in rural areas, 146 ff. ; need for further development, 149 f., 211 ff., 216 f.; census of produ
ion, 152 f.; inadequacy as source of income, 44, 148, 167 f.
Ancestor-worship : in old Bantu culture, 29 ff., 66 f. ; modern chara
er, 52, 76
Appeal Courts, 243, 245 ff., 248
Arndt, Ε. H. D., 150
Artisans : in old Bantu culture, 14 f. ; in modem rural areas, 56, 98 ; in urban areas, 98 f., 175 ; in tropical Africa, 199 f. See also “ Colour bar ” and Urban natives
Assimilation : tendencies towards, 62, 200 f. ; policy of, 242 f., 263 f.
BaKxatla : acceptance of Christianity, 40, 48 f., 50 ff., 52 ff. ; chieftainship, 58 f. ; detribalization, 61 f. ; domestic life, 46 f. ; economic life, 41 ff. ; education, 55 f. ; history of conta
with Europeans, 40 f. ; initiation ceremonies, 48 ff. ; labour migration, 45 f., 167, 215 n.; language, 57; law, 59 f. ; magic, 54 ; marriage, 50 ff. ; medical condition, 57 f. ; religion, 52 ff. ; sexual life, 46 ff., 51 f. ; social life, 60 f.
Ballinger, W. G., 40 n., 148 n.
Bantu : alleged inferiority of capacity, 92, 199 f., 269 ff. ; differentiation into classes, 39, 143, 285 ; distribution (in olden times), 4 ff., (at present day) 195 f. ; social and political status, 198 f.
— present-day life : in tribal reserves, 39, 76 ff, 92 ff., 146 ff., 167 f., 207 ff., 249 ff. ; on European-owned farms, 151 ff., 170 f., 218 ff. (see also Farms) ; in urban areas, 159 ff., 171 ff., 223 ff. (see also Urban natives)
— traditional culture (3-36) : chieftainship, 22 ff. ; economic life, 10 ff, 86 ; family and marriage, 6 ff. ; government and law, 25 ff. ; kinship and clan organization, 15 ff.; music, 131 f., 137; oral literature, 121 ff.; religion and magic, 28 ff, 66 f. ; sex and age differentiation, 19 ff. ; tribal groups, 4 ff. See also Agriculture, Anc...
