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What Defines This GroupingPlaces in the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe and Mozambique held under the authority of Manyika lineage and territorial spirits: mountains, pools and groves approached through mediums and elders, and governed by prohibitions rather than marked by built shrines. 2 Peoples and Traditions CoveredManyika is one of the Shona-speaking clusters, with Zezuru, Karanga, Korekore and Ndau, distinguished by dialect and locality. It is a subdivision within a larger grouping, not a separate religion. 2 Learn More
Manyika Shona sacred sites
This small group holds a sacred site of the Manyika, a Shona people of the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe and Mozambique, a place bound to their ancestral and spirit traditions.
The browser will find the site the atlas classes here. The entry describes its significance within the living Manyika Shona tradition.
UNESCO World Heritage Status
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Belongs to Tradition
Manyika sites of the Shona tradition.
Source The Shona Peoples: An Ethnography of the Contemporary Shona, with Special Reference to their ReligionMichael F. C. Bourdillon
Sources
1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
2. The Shona Peoples: An Ethnography of the Contemporary Shona, with Special Reference to their Religion
Michael F. C. Bourdillon, Mambo Press, 1987on territorial spirits and their shrinesView the Source Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
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