
The Struggle of African Indigenous Knowl
A Case for Children�s Traditional Games in S
- 168 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
The Struggle of African Indigenous Knowl
A Case for Children�s Traditional Games in S
About this book
This is a comprehensive study and erudite description of the struggle of African Indigenous Knowledge Systems in an Age of Globalization, using in particular eighty-four childrens traditional games in south-eastern Zimbabwe. The book is an informative and interesting anthropological account of rare African childrens games at the risk of disappearing under globalization. The virtue of the book does not only lie in its modest philosophical questioning of those knowledge forms that consider themselves as superior to others, but in its laudable, healthy appreciation of the creative art forms of traditional literature that features in genres such as endangered childrens traditional games. The book is a clarion call to Africans and the world beyond to come to the rescue of relegated and marginalized African creativity in the interest of future generations.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter One - Beneath African Traditional Culture
- Chapter Two - Children’s Traditional Games as Indigenous Knowledge Systems
- Chapter Three - Study Area and Research Problem
- Chapter Four - Courtship/Love games
- Chapter Five - Games That Increase Creativity, Accuracy and Motor skills
- Chapter Six - Games That Increase Endurance, determination and Physical Fitness
- Chapter Seven - Games to Remember Names
- Chapter Eight - Games That Teach Vigilance, Co-ordination and Safety Rules
- Chapter Nine - Games That Teach Hygiene and Ethics of Care
- Chapter Ten - Lullabies/Soothing Songs
- Chapter Eleven - Counting games
- Chapter Twelve - Swimming Games
- Chapter Thirteen - Seasonal Games
- Chapter Fourteen - Recreational and Socialization Games
- Chapter 15 - Hunting Games
- Back cover