Great Zimbabwe was the largest and most important capital of a medieval Shona empire. In this booklet, a world authority presents a new interpretation of this famous African town. Using 16th-century eye-witness accounts of the Zimbabwe culture, together with Shona oral tradition and culture, Professor Huffman reconstructs the different uses of the stone enclosures and the meaning of many symbols, including the Zimbabwe birds and the celebrated conical tower.
- ISBN10 1868140164
- ISBN13 9781868140169
- Publish Date 1 January 1996
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 18 January 2012
- Publish Country ZA
- Imprint Wits University Press
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 54
- Language English