Psychological significance of shaving hair as a ritual during mourning within the Ndebele culture

Psychological significance of shaving hair as a ritual during mourning within the Ndebele culture

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The study examined and explored the psychological significance of shaving hair as a ritual during mourning within the Ndebele culture in Mamelodi, Pretoria. The focus was on rituals performed or conducted during the mourning process that will be useful in an attempt to reach a state of healing and r...

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Main Author: Tshoba, Zanele Margaret
Other Authors: Mojapelo-Batka, Emily Mapula
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2015
Subjects:
African
Bereavement
Black
Community
Culture
Death
Grief
Hair
Healing
Loss
Mourning
Ndebele
Psychological
Religion
Rituals
Shaving
Significance
Social learning
Spiritualiy
Ubuntu
393.930968227
Mourning customs
Hair > Social aspects
Life and customs
South Africa > Mamelodi > Social life and customs
Ndebele (African people) > Rites and ceremonies
Ndebele (African people) > Social life and customs
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18807

Internet

http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18807

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