South Africa: Should Xhosa Male Initiation Be Abolished?

South Africa: Should Xhosa Male Initiation Be Abolished? Luvuyo Ntombana, 2011   The Xhosa male initiation practice, as it was viewed in the past, is discussed by focusing on its impact upon the initiates, its contribution to the moral upholding of values and its role in promoting the values of ‘ubuntu’. The present circumstances surrounding the initiation practice are also evaluated. The outcry of Church and other leaders, who are calling for the practice to be abolished, is recognized....

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