This study examines the similarities and differences between the historical background
and the current performance of Tamil and traditional Zulu marriages.
After presenting an account of the historical development of Tamil and Zulu marriage
ceremonies, a chronological account of the performance of each of these marriage
ceremonies is presented. This account includes a detailed description of the rituals
performed during the pre-marriage ceremonies, the actual marriage ceremonies and the
post-marriage ceremonies. The incidence and significance of The Anthropology of Geste
and Rhythm in each of these ceremonies are demonstrated. Selected Tamil and Zulu
Marriage songs are then analysed and interpreted rhythmo-stylistically to demonstrate the
incidence of the mnemonic laws of Bilateralism, Rhythmism and Formulism, which
account for the transmission of traditions over generations, and which demonstrate the
anthropological and psycho-biological nature of memory, understanding and expression
as evident in the performance of Tamil and Zulu marriages in KwaZulu-Natal. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of Durban-Westville, 2002.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/9133 |
| Date | January 2002 |
| Creators | Govender, Rajendran Thangavelu. |
| Contributors | Zungu, Phyllis Jane Nonhlanhla., Conolly, Joan Lucy. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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