Unkulunkulu

They say that in the beginning Unkulunkulu, that is, the Old Old

The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia James George Frazer 1897

Let us bow our heads and plead with our God, Allah, Rama, Unkulunkulu, Umveli, Modimo, Amadlozi, through all our diverse religions for divine intervention.

ANC Daily News Briefing 2003

It is true that each family has its own _Unkulunkulu, _ and that his name varies accordingly.

The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day Alexander F. Chamberlain

Among the Zulus, for instance, _Unkulunkulu_ or _Ukulukulu_, which means the great-great-grandfather, has become the name of God.

The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day Alexander F. Chamberlain

If the supreme Being in barbarous tribes is regarded as otiose and inactive, so as to become a mere name and a byword, it is due to the fact that He has been thrust into the background by the competition either of ancestral spirits -- e.g. Unkulunkulu of the Zulus -- or of friendly and helpful spirits -- as, e.g., the Australian Baiame and

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

The Zulus believe their first ancestor Unkulunkulu was the Creator and prior to death.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

Unkulunkulu, and Algonquin Atahocan -- this being is quite neglected in favour of spirits who receive sacrifices of meat and grease.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

[1809] The confusion incident to savage theogonic reflection is illustrated by Zulu attempts to explain Unkulunkulu

Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Crawford Howell Toy 1877

Daramulun and Unkulunkulu, except in the fact that their function is specific.

Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Crawford Howell Toy 1877

Among such higher savages as the Zulus, the doctrine of divine ancestors has been developed to the extent of recognizing a first ancestor, the Great Father, Unkulunkulu, who made the world.

Myths and Myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology 1872