Hauntings of the metaphysical empire? Anthroponomic patterns in contemporary Zimbabwe

T Mangena, A Mitchell - Critical African Studies, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In this article, we discuss personal names and naming patterns in contemporary Zimbabwe
as a way of thinking through the hauntings of the metaphysical empire. We are interested in …

Marechera's world: naming people and places in Marechera's Black Sunlight

C Pfukwa, AT Maganga - Nomina Africana: Journal of African …, 2023 - journals.co.za
A name is an important statement of identity of a person, persons, a phenomenon, or a
place. It can be a peg around which identities are constructed or deconstructed, formed or …

Gendered Nuances and Naming Traditions in Zimbabwe: A Case Study of the Shona Indigenous Religion 1

M Viriri, T Muyambo - Gendered Spaces, Religion and Migration …, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter looks at the people who are responsible for naming newborn babies among the
Shona in Buhera South in Manicaland province, Zimbabwe. It goes further by looking at the …

Zimbabwean Women Where Art Thou? Harare Central Business District Anthroponymy, Culture, and Exclusion

PR Mabugu, A Dhumukwa… - … Spaces, Religion and …, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
The objective of this chapter is to assess the strides that Zimbabwe has made in terms of
achieving gender equality. It specifically focuses on an androcentric process of the …