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Umkhovu

Juga dipanggil: imikhovu, esemkofu, esimkovu
Cerita rakyat dan mitosMayat hidupIlmu sihir1500 hingga 1899

The umkhovu is the Zulu form of the witch's zombie: a body taken from the grave, revived by magic and kept as a familiar. Its tongue is removed so that it cannot speak. Colonial-era writers recorded the belief in the 1870s, half a century before The Magic Island popularised the Haitian zombi. It belongs to the same family as the zombie beliefs reported from South Africa in the late 20th century.1

Lawan
Pertama direkodkan
1875
Described in D. Leslie's Among the Zulus (1875)
Asal usul
Zulu
Afrika Selatan
Apa yang menyebabkannya
Ilmu sihir
A witch or wizard digs up a corpse and brings it back to life as a familiar.
Cara anda menjadi satu
A dead person exhumed and revived by a witch.
Kecerdasan
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Dunia purba
Zaman Pertengahan
1500 hingga 1899
1900 hingga 1967
1968 hingga 1999
2000 hingga 2009
2010 hingga kini
1875

Described in D. Leslie's Among the Zulus (1875)

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Apa kata sumber

1

The Zulu word means an exhumed corpse revived as a witch's servant1

2

The witch cuts out its tongue, so that it can only make a wailing sound1

3

English writers of the 19th century rendered the plural as 'Esemkofu'1

4

H. Rider Haggard used them in his Zulu novel Nada (1895), haunting a 'Ghost Mountain'1

5

The Dictionary of South African English records the term from 1875 to 19251

Sumber

  1. Esemkofu - Dictionary of South African English

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