Cultural Devotion as Depicted in J.C. Buthelezi’s Kushaywa Edonsayo

This article seeks to analyse cultural devotion as it is portrayed in J.C. Buthelezi’s novel, Kushaywa Edonsayo. It intends to pull together some examples of how cultural devotion is portrayed in this isiZulu novel. It will firstly evaluate cultural conflicts that are demonstrated by characters. It...

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Main Authors: Zilibele Mtumane, Nkafotseng Laurencia Motloung
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Published: University of Johannesburg 2022-09-01
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Online Access:https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/The_Thinker/article/view/1457
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description This article seeks to analyse cultural devotion as it is portrayed in J.C. Buthelezi’s novel, Kushaywa Edonsayo. It intends to pull together some examples of how cultural devotion is portrayed in this isiZulu novel. It will firstly evaluate cultural conflicts that are demonstrated by characters. It will further explore cultural commitments among individuals in the society created by the novelist, and as applicable to real life society. The main subheadings in this discourse are: culture conflict and cultural commitment. The concept of culture will be defined as part of the introductory section of the article. Again, a concluding section will be included towards the end of the discourse, where the summary, observations and recommendations are provided. The reason this study is conducted is the intensive illustration of cultural devotion in the novel under consideration. It is also the fact that not much has been done on this topic on the isiZulu novel, in particular, and isiZulu literature in general. The revelation of how Buthelezi handles this aspect will add value to the study of isiZulu and, even, African literature.
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spelling doaj-art-4e8199688038486e97767a2c0cae50d82025-01-28T09:02:07ZengUniversity of JohannesburgThe Thinker2075-24582616-907X2022-09-0192310.36615/thethinker.v92i3.1457Cultural Devotion as Depicted in J.C. Buthelezi’s Kushaywa EdonsayoZilibele Mtumane0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6665-7644Nkafotseng Laurencia Motlounghttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9819-1145University of Johannesburg This article seeks to analyse cultural devotion as it is portrayed in J.C. Buthelezi’s novel, Kushaywa Edonsayo. It intends to pull together some examples of how cultural devotion is portrayed in this isiZulu novel. It will firstly evaluate cultural conflicts that are demonstrated by characters. It will further explore cultural commitments among individuals in the society created by the novelist, and as applicable to real life society. The main subheadings in this discourse are: culture conflict and cultural commitment. The concept of culture will be defined as part of the introductory section of the article. Again, a concluding section will be included towards the end of the discourse, where the summary, observations and recommendations are provided. The reason this study is conducted is the intensive illustration of cultural devotion in the novel under consideration. It is also the fact that not much has been done on this topic on the isiZulu novel, in particular, and isiZulu literature in general. The revelation of how Buthelezi handles this aspect will add value to the study of isiZulu and, even, African literature. https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/The_Thinker/article/view/1457cultural devotionJ.C. ButheleziKushaywa Edonsayo
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title Cultural Devotion as Depicted in J.C. Buthelezi’s Kushaywa Edonsayo
title_full Cultural Devotion as Depicted in J.C. Buthelezi’s Kushaywa Edonsayo
title_fullStr Cultural Devotion as Depicted in J.C. Buthelezi’s Kushaywa Edonsayo
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title_short Cultural Devotion as Depicted in J.C. Buthelezi’s Kushaywa Edonsayo
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