Confronting The Ruling Spirits of Zimbabwe: The mandate of a generation - 5036

Fortunate Hove chronicles her difficult childhood characterized by sexual and physical abuse from family members. She explores the weaknesses of traditions embedded in her culture that suppress the weak and marginalized. The book seeks to make sense of the complex dynamic of the Shona belief systems and their negative impact on ordinary people. Beliefs and practices that uphold family unity are at the expense of individual identity. Systems of worship characterized by beliefs in witchcraft practices that are not limited to Zimbabwe but are rampant on the African continent were exported through slavery to other continents like North and Central America, as well as the Caribbean Islands. It is the impact of the practical expressions of such beliefs on an individual that Fortunate explores in her writing. She openly discusses her journey as a survivor of rape and how lucky she is to have survived to tell her story.
ASIN: B0BMZDLK8V
VSKU: BVV.B0BMZDLK8V.VG
Condition: Very Good
Author/Artist:Hove, Fortunate
Binding: Paperback