the Tshiyamba Pact and History of a People: Semiopragmatic analysis

The author is driven by a desire to trace the origins of the Tshiyamba tribe, a symbol of peace and unity for the groups that signed the alliance and non-aggression pact. By consensus, the members of these groups agreed to become part of a new family, namely "the Bena TSHIYAMBA tribe." The book analyzes the reasons behind the sacrifice of this virgin girl. It examines the well-founded reasons for the ceremonial rites of the non-aggression pact and the elders' practice of the permanent alliance pact. Among the Luba of Kasai, the sacrifice of a young girl is highly significant. The observance of the Luba of Kasai rites by the traditional chiefs of these nine roadside tribes is a commitment that binds them and has not been broken by these tribes to this day.

Pagina's: 52, Paperback, Our Knowledge Publishing