The GogoM.E. Sharpe, 1995 M02 27 This work, available for the first time in English, is the noted Tanzanian author and poet Mathais Mnyampala's reconstruction of the history and customs of his people. First published, in Swahili, by the East Africa Literature Bureau in 1954, it was one of a number of histories informally sponsored by the British colonial government that were designed to promote tribal cohesion in the face of growing African nationalism. In the long run, it helped inspire the nationalist movement locally. It became part of a discourse among nationalist modernizers, traditional intellectuals, and colonizers that shaped the end of colonial hegemony and the coming of independence to Tanzania. |
Contents
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The Context | 18 |
Conclusion | 23 |
Notes to the Introduction | 24 |
A Note on the Translation | 29 |
History Customs and Traditions | 31 |
The Increase in Revenue to Our Treasury | 73 |
About the Author of This Book92 | 74 |
History of Manyoni | 79 |
The Native Authority of Unyangwira | 80 |
The Native Authority of Mgunduko | 82 |
The Native Authority of Isseke | 83 |
The Native Authority of Mdaburo | 84 |
The Native Authority of Itigi | 85 |
Introduction | 33 |
History of Dodoma | 35 |
The Coming of Foreign Tribes into the Countries of Ugogo | 37 |
European Rule Begins | 40 |
Building the Fort at Dodoma | 42 |
The Regions of Ugogo | 44 |
The Council of Native Authorities in the Districts of Ugogo | 45 |
The Native Authority of Mvumi | 47 |
The Native Authority of Mwitikira | 49 |
The Native Authority of Cinyambwa | 51 |
The Native Authority of Hombolo Zanka | 53 |
The Native Authority of Dodoma | 54 |
The Native Authority of Luatu | 56 |
The Native Authority of Bahi | 58 |
The Native Authority of Msanga Chilonwa | 60 |
The Native Authority of Kikombo Buigiri | 61 |
The Native Authority of Matumbulu | 63 |
The Native Authority of Nondwa | 64 |
The Native Authority of Makutupora | 66 |
The Native Authority of Makangwa | 68 |
The Native Authority of Itiso | 69 |
The Four Federations in the Four Parts of Dodoma District | 70 |
The Measure of Development in Ugogo Dodoma | 72 |
The Native Authority of Kirurumo | 86 |
The Native Authority of Itumba | 87 |
After the Appointment of the Native Authorities | 88 |
Gratitude to Government Servants | 89 |
Customs and Traditions | 91 |
The Leaders of the Rituals and the Guardians of the Customs of the AgeGrades | 92 |
The Origins of the Rituals and a List of Famines | 95 |
Traditions concerning Pregnancy Birth and Raising a Child | 97 |
Boys and Girls Their Circumcision | 98 |
Concerning the Marriage of Boys and Girls | 100 |
Consummation after Marriage | 103 |
The Death of a Prominent Citizen | 105 |
The WitchFinding Tradition and Types of Punishment | 107 |
Types of Cigogo Rituals | 109 |
Differences in the Customs and Traditions of the Wagogo Toda | 111 |
Comparison of the Past and the Present | 115 |
In Praise of Dodoma | 117 |
Notes to Mnyampalas Text | 121 |
Glossary | 133 |
Bibliography | 135 |
Index | 139 |
About the Authors | 145 |
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Page 3 - It is a ferment of trouble and distraction, and a vermin of petty annoyances beset the travellers from day to day while in it. No natives know so well how to aggrieve and be unpleasant to travellers. One would think there was a school somewhere in Ugogo to teach low cunning and vicious malice to the chiefs, who are masters in foxy-craft. Nineteen years ago I looked at this land and people with desiring eyes. I saw in it a field worth some effort to reclaim. In six months I felt sure Ugogo could be...
Page 3 - There is no country in Africa that has excited greater interest in me than this. It is a ferment of trouble and distraction, and a vermin of petty annoyances beset the travellers from day to day while in it. No natives know so well how to aggrieve and be unpleasant to travellers. One would think there was a school somewhere in Ugogo to teach low cunning and vicious malice to the chiefs, who are masters in foxy-craft. Nineteen years ago I looked at this land and people with desiring eyes. I saw in...
Page 104 - ... following manner : have a large curved needle, armed with a strong double ligature ; pass the needle, carrying the ligature after it, through the base of one of the piles, and then cut off the needle. The double ligature is now divided into two single ligatures, which are tied round the base of the pile, one on one side and the other on the other side, with a single knot. Treat all the piles in this manner ; and as the ligatures are applied, let your assistant draw the several threads out of...
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Page 22 - They thought it made them attractive to the girls during the dancing season. The problem was they would smear themselves with the mixture, very thick, and then not wash it off for two months. The smell would be unbearable. The colonial officials liked it. They encouraged it. They thought it was a good cultural characteristic.
Page 1 - It occupies the southern portion of the central plateau of Tanzania from the Rift Valley in the west to the Ruhebo Mountains in the east and from the northern border of Dodoma District south to the Ruha River...
Page 49 - The country of the Wanyamzura was one greatly feared in Ugogo, as it is said that the Wanyamzura had the power to stop the rains or to give permission for the rains to start again, as they decided.
Page 38 - Anyone who moves to Ugogo, pierces the ear, marks the forehead, and follows the customs and habits of Cigogo is then not called of another tribe but is an Mgogo.
Page 47 - Their origin is from the Wahehe, and they came from the country of Wotta (now located in the south of Mpwapwa District). Among the Wahehe their clan is called Wasemwali.
References to this book
East African Expressions of Christianity Thomas T. Spear,Isaria N. Kimambo No preview available - 1999 |