Zulu essays

This formed the segmentation of kinship groups . The individual families which emerged as the basic kinship units were organized into descent groups, mainly of minor order. The determinants of the descant rank determined the rank , status, position, descent-group headship.

Shaka Zulu Shaka was born the son of Senzakhona, the Zulu chief, and the Langeni princess Nandi. Senzakhona had unintentionally impregnated Nandi, but was obligated to take her as his third wife her in spite of the fact that she was from the lowly regarded Langeni clan.

The history of the Zulu people is rather short in comparison to other tribes in Africa. In this essay I hope to briefly discuss the Zulu history, what makes them unique, the Zulu religion, the interaction with the British colonial groups, how the Zulu nation came to come into power, and where the present day Zulu people stand in society today.

In the Zulu tribe men identify married, engaged or single women by their type of clothing. When a Zulu man is single he is not allowed to wear a headband, these are usually worn by married men only. A married Zulu woman wears pleated skirts that are long and heavy, usually made by her husband.