Indigenous knowledge systems in the 21st century : recognising and harnessing their worth / [edited by] Mokong S. Mapadimeng, Blessing Magocha, Itumeleng S. Mekoa, Sekgothe Mokgoatšana, Tsholofelo M. Mosala, Ikemefuna TP. Okudolo, Pitika Ntuli, Zulumathabo Zulu.
Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Dedication to Itumeleng S Mekoa -- Poem by Pitika Ntuli in honour of Itumeleng S Mekoa -- About the authors -- Preface -- Part 1. About indigenous knowledge systems -- Chapter 1. Policy and legislative frameworks for indigenous knowledge systems in South Africa -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. International policies for indigenous knowledge systems in the world -- 1.3. Policy and legislative frameworks on indigenous knowledge systems in South Africa -- 1.4. Some achievements and shortcomings of the 2004 policy framework 1.5. Conclusion -- 1.6. References -- Chapter 2. African naming system: A case study of the Bapedi community in South Africa -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Naming within a household: significance, obligations and responsibilities -- 2.3. Naming within marital context: significance, obligations and responsibilities -- 2.4. Conclusion -- 2.5. References -- Chapter 3. Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Industrial Development in Zimbabwe: A critical review -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Historical repression of IKS -- 3.3. Gap analysis of IKS and industrial development strategies in Zimbabwe 3.4. The Zimbabwe National Industrial Development Policy (ZNIDP) 2019-2023 -- 3.5. Integrating IKS into industrial development strategies -- 3.6. Conclusion -- 3.7. References -- Chapter 4. Indigenous Knowledge Systems for Sustainable Development of grassroots communities and rural local government -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Illuminating IKS and grassroots or rural local government -- 4.3.IKS institutions and structure of grassroots administration -- 4.4. Imperative of IKS in Africa's grassroots or rural area development -- 4.5. Rural development and human capital mobilisation 4.6. Healthcare and pharmaceutical development -- 4.7. Food security, agri-business development and associated ecological issues -- 4.8. Conclusion -- 4.9. References -- Part 2. African traditional healing resources, practices and rites -- Chapter 5. Recognising African Traditional Healing and Medicine in South Africa: A case of the Traditional Health Act 22 of 2007 -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. International policies on African traditional medicine -- 5.3. South African policy and regulatory context -- 5.4. Philosophical foundations of African traditional medicine 5.5 Traditional healing and health practice. -- 5.6. Divination, diagnosis and healing practices -- 5.7. Calling and training of zangoma/ngaka -- 5.8. Conclusion -- 5.9. References -- Chapter 6. What lies beneath the waters? Hidden healing treasures -- A preliminary analysis -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Under the sea -- 6.3. African cosmologies -- 6.4. Aquatic plant species -- 6.4.1. Commelina benghalensis -- 6.4.2. Equisetum ramosissimum -- 6.4.3. Typha capensis -- 6.5. Aquatic animal species -- 6.6.State legal regulatory frameworks -- 6.7. Conclusion -- 6.8. References Chapter 7. Water-based healing treasures: An interview with Mocholoko Zulumathabo Zulu -- Chapter 8. Challenges of mourning and performing burial rites among Africans during the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa -- Chapter 8. Challenges of Mourning and Performing Burial Rites among Africans during the Covid-19 Pandemic in South Africa -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Meaning of death in African traditional thought -- 8.3. Mourning period and rites before burial -- 8.4. Legal regulations for funerals during Covid-19 -- 8.5. Challenges and effects on Africans' mourning and burial rites -- 8.6. Conclusion -- 8.7. References -- Part 3. African indigenous knowledge and education -- Chapter 9. Advocating African Indigenous Knowledge Systems amid dominant Western scientific thought and development -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Defining indigenous knowledge systems -- 9.3. Indigenous knowledge systems as post-colonial theory -- 9.4. Indigenous knowledge systems versus Western science -- 9.5. Doing research through indigenous knowledge systems -- 9.6. Conclusion -- 9.7. References -- Chapter 10. Indigenisation of Education through Indigenous African Languages in South Africa: An Afro-optimistic perspective -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. African indigenous knowledge systems -- 10.3. State of indigenous African languages in South Africa -- 10.4. Beyond Afro-pessimism -- 10.5. Conclusion -- 10.6. References -- Index.
Summary:
Indigenous knowledge systems in the 21st century: Recognising and harnessing their worth goes unapologetically against the current of Afro-pessimism that has been a harsh reality for decades under colonial and apartheid control in Africa. In it, like-minded, globally oriented Afrocentric scholars make a cogent case for resuscitating and supporting the indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) of Africa. They also highlight the significance of IKS both to restoring the dignity of the historically suppressed indigenous peoples and their identities, and to the sustainable development of African societies. In doing so, they identify the gaps in and limitations of effective regulation and support of the IKS in the present legal and policy frameworks, and they propose remedies. 'This book provides an unapologetic account of the importance of IKS over colonized western knowledge systems in aspects of development not only in the African continent but in the global south. The book is providentially published at a time when the decolonization discourse predominates in 21st Century where western knowledge hegemony is being questioned.' - Sultan Khan, Associate Professor (Department of Sociology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban).
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