Unkulunkulu

Unkulunkulu (/uɲɠulun'ɠulu/), often formatted as uNkulunkulu,^[1] is a mythical ancestor, mythical predecessor group,^[2] or Supreme Creator in the language of the Zulu, Ndebele and Swati people. Originally a "first ancestor" figure, Unkulunkulu morphed into a creator god figure with the spread of Christianity.^[3]

^ Weir, Jennifer. "Whose Unkulunkulu?" Africa (pre-2011), vol. 75, no. 2, 2005, pp. 203-219.
^ Olupona, Jacob K. (2014). African Religions: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-19-979058-6. OCLC 839396781.
^ Worger, William H. "Parsing God: Conversations about the Meaning of Words and Metaphors in Nineteenth-Century Southern Africa." Journal of African History, vol. 42, no. 3, 2001, pp. 417-447.

[:0-1] Weir, Jennifer. "Whose Unkulunkulu?" Africa (pre-2011), vol. 75, no. 2, 2005, pp. 203-219.

[:02-2] Olupona, Jacob K. (2014). African Religions: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-19-979058-6. OCLC 839396781.

[:1-3] Worger, William H. "Parsing God: Conversations about the Meaning of Words and Metaphors in Nineteenth-Century Southern Africa." Journal of African History, vol. 42, no. 3, 2001, pp. 417-447.

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