A research project submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for B.A. Honours degree in the Department of History at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 1988. / In the past a historical survey of' an African society was a very
rare endeavour, because this field of historical research was
erroneously regarded as being out of the scope of the historians.
At the moment historians have no excuse, for there is an enormous
amount of primary source materials waiting to be explored. These
sources have been available, but they were not utilized due to the
lack of knowledge. Due to the slowness of the South African
historians in responding to the challenging demand of writing
about the history of African societies, non-academic writers
pioneered the process.
With particular reference to this research, works of earlier
historians like A. T. Bryant cannot be overlooked. In reviewing
Bryant's work, "Olden Times in Zululand and Natal", Shula Marks
pointed out that it is full of "unscientific assumptions and
strong prejudices" As a result of this discovery Bryant's work
had to be used with caution. It however remains the most valuable
written source on early Zulu history.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uzulu/oai:uzspace.unizulu.ac.za:10530/1196 |
| Date | January 1988 |
| Creators | Mmutlana, Rufus Mokgotlha. |
| Contributors | van Jaarsveld, F.A. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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