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Latest publication from the UKZN Rethinking Indigeneity (Kalahari) research team
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Water Stories

The first print of Water Snake Stories told by the ‘Eiland’ women of Upington is available.  The collection includes the original stories transcribed from the colloquial Afrikaans and notes and translations in English. Illustrations in the book include drawings of the Gariep/Orange River by the ‘Eiland’ women. The preface is written by Mc Gregor Museum archaeologist, David Morris. 

            …Aspects of the stories contained in this very book, their content as well as the idiom through which they are expressed, add to the body of clues that could inform a better appreciation of some of the tangible heritage that survives from the much deeper past.

            Equally clear is the fact that the contexts of these ‘traditional’ stories and the ritual practices with which they are linked are complex and situational: formerly pre-eminently KhoeSan, they have a
currency today across conventional ethnic boundaries (brief biographical and contextual notes provide a sense of this); and one sees here also their accommodation alongside Christian beliefs, and in contexts where sangomas also have a role. The stories thus   reflect both continuity and change. And because of this they serve as a challenge to those who would use them for clues about the past. (from Preface by David Morris)

All profits will go to the ‘Eiland’ women and their issue. The cost of the book will be is. Payment to be made into The Circle Connnection NPO 024-006 bank account.


TITLE:               WATER STORIES

AUTHORS:        Lange, M.E.L; De Wee, J; van Rooi, M; Malo, M; Sixaxa, E; Hlopezulu, M; Saaiman, N.P

                        Preface: Morris, D.

PUBLISHER:     Mary Elizabeth Lange (mel)
ISBN 978-0-620-40275-0

For further information contact: Mary E Lange, Durban, South Africa
Cell:  0826527091
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