Understanding Cultural Landscape at Great Zimbabwe

Realms of Power

Ashton Sinamai

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Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
15 February 2025

African history; Archaeology by period & region; Cultural studies; Social & cultural anthropology; Politics & government

Understanding Cultural Landscape at Great Zimbabwe: Realms of Power by Ashton Sinamai engages with archaeology through Karanga/Kalanga concepts of cosmology and philosophy to understand the landscape at Great Zimbabwe, un-discipline and decolonialize archaeology, and build up aspects of the landscape that have been impacted by colonial legislations, nationalization, and internationalization. This book provides new perspectives on the landscape, generating debates among African and Western archaeologists in reforming the practice, interpretation, and construction of archaeological narratives in Africa. Sinamai debunks Western myths by exploring African heritage through diverse knowledge systems to illuminate our understanding of place. Each chapter unfurls a variety of facets within Great Zimbabwe, discovering what a place can mean, how it shapes culture, and what emotions and memories can be evoked through local narratives. This book goes beyond human memory, decentering it, and shows how the landscape also remembers. African knowledge systems are essential to the development and understanding of African archaeology and African heritage management systems.

By: Ashton Sinamai
Imprint: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781666926903
ISBN 10: 1666926906
Pages: 174
Publication Date: 15 February 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ashton Sinamai is honorary associate at La Trobe University.

Reviews for Understanding Cultural Landscape at Great Zimbabwe: Realms of Power

A refreshing exploration of the Great Zimbabwe cultural landscape written by Ashton Sinamai, who not only grew up in the area, but wears critical lenses to reflect on disciplinary practice. A beautiful story. --Shadreck Chirikure, University of Oxford Ashton Sinamai reinterprets Great Zimbabwe through local knowledge, listening to voices that conventional academic studies have often silenced. This book makes a vital contribution to the decolonization of archaeology and heritage studies. Through an exploration of local communities and their relations with the living, remembering landscape, Sinamai confronts colonial 'pith helmet archaeology' with African understandings of Africa's own heritage. --Annalisa Bolin, Aarhus University