Abstract
The Sukuma comprise one of many ethnic groups which respect their traditional leadership. Even after the introduction of new authority by the independent Tanzanian government, they still exercise their traditional leadership of chiefs (Ntemi), which is purely patriarchal. However, there are more evidences from the literature, which suggest that proverbs are useful in articulating power relations in groups as what persist in the Sukuma society. Following this reason, this paper, highlights power relations resulting from the comparative analysis of traditional leadership history and Sukuma proverbs. Specifically, the paper is designed to answer two questions: How does the Sukuma traditional leadership history reflect power relations among the Sukuma? In which ways do the Sukuma proverbs mirror the social construction of power relations in traditional leadership? The study was conducted in Kishapu District in Shinyanga, Tanzania.
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Masele, Esther
(2023)
"Reporting from the Angle of Reality: A Comparative Analysis of Sukuma Proverbs and the Social Construction of Power Relations in Traditional Leadership,"
Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences: Vol. 12
:
No.
1
, Article 7.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.56279/jhss.v12i1.335