Isho ukuthini indlovu e-Afrika. I-Encyclopedia yezimpawu

Indlovu: ubukhulu namandla

Ezinganekwaneni nasezinganekwaneni zase-Afrika ezisekhona nanamuhla, indlovu iyisamuntu somholi ohlakaniphile okhathalela abantu nezilwane. Izindlovu kwakukholelwa ukuthi zinobuntu obuhle futhi nobubele. Izizwe eziningi zazikholelwa ukuthi imvelaphi yazo ivela ezindlovu futhi ihlonipha indlovu njengesilwane se-totem. Kwezinye izizwe, kunenkolelo yokuthi izindlovu zazingabantu, kodwa ngokuthakatha okucashile noma ngentando yonkulunkulu, zaphenduka izilwane. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lezi zilwane ezibabazekayo nezihloniphekile, ezinganqotshwa abantu kuphela ngosizo lwezikhali noma imilingo, bezilokhu zivusa uzwela nenhlonipho phakathi kwama-Afrika.

Isizwe sama-Ashanti saseGhana sibona izindlovu njengabaholi basendulo babantu bazo. Uma abantu balesi sizwe bethola indlovu efile ehlathini, nakanjani bazoyilungisela umcimbi womngcwabo, ofana nowenzelwe ukuhlonipha abaholi abangasekho. Izindlovu kukhulunywa ngazo ezisho eziningi ze-Ashanti: "Ohamba endleleni yendlovu akasoze amanziswa amazolo." Lokhu kusho ukuthi noma ubani olandela abantu abakhulu nabanamandla uyohlala egwema izinkinga.

Umthombo: "Izimpawu zase-Afrika" ​​Heike Ovuzu