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Cultural practices of the Zulu ethnic group on the body and their influence on body donation.
Anatomical Sciences Education ( IF 7.3 ) Pub Date : 2020-02-19 , DOI: 10.1002/ase.1950
Brenda Z De Gama 1 , David Gareth Jones 2 , Thamsanqa T Bhengu 3 , Kapil S Satyapal 1
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Cultural practices in the African continent have been thought to impact negatively on body donation. Thus, most African countries continue to rely on unclaimed bodies for dissection programs, or bequests from the white population. The latter situation is dominant in South African medical schools. Since South Africa is multi‐cultural with nine main ethnic groups of the Black African population, it is important to seek the reasons behind lack of participation in body donation. This report represents a move in this direction with its qualitative study of the cultural practices of the Zulu ethnic group in the province of KwaZulu‐Natal from the perspective of a variety of participants, with emphasis on their treatment of the human body after death. Four themes emerged from interviews: (1) Death is not the end; (2) Effect of belief in ancestors; (3) Significance of rituals and customs carried out on human tissue; and (4) Burial as the only method of body disposal. Each of these themes is discussed in relation to the likelihood of body donation being seen by Zulus as an acceptable practice. It is concluded that this is unlikely, on account of the need to preserve the linkage between the physical human body and the spirit of the deceased person, and the perceived ongoing relationship between the spirit of the dead and the living. In view of these conclusions, a number of options are canvassed about the manner in which anatomists in KwaZulu‐Natal might obtain bodies for dissection. These possibilities have implications for anatomists working in comparable cultural contexts.

中文翻译:

祖鲁族遗体文化习俗及其对遗体捐献的影响[J].

人们认为非洲大陆的文化习俗会对遗体捐赠产生负面影响。因此,大多数非洲国家继续依靠无人认领的尸体进行解剖计划,或白人的遗赠。后一种情况在南非的医学院中占主导地位。由于南非是一个多元文化的国家,非洲黑人人口有九个主要种族,因此寻找参与遗体捐赠的人缺乏的原因很重要。这份报告代表了朝着这个方向迈出的一步,它从各种参与者的角度对夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省祖鲁族的文化习俗进行了定性研究,重点是他们在死后对人体的处理。采访中出现了四个主题:(1)死亡不是终点;(2)对祖先信仰的影响;(3) 对人体组织进行的仪式和习俗的意义;(4) 埋葬作为唯一的尸体处理方法。这些主题中的每一个都与祖鲁人将遗体捐赠视为可接受的做法的可能性有关。得出的结论是,这是不可能的,因为需要保持人的身体与死者的精神之间的联系,以及死者的精神与生者之间感知到的持续关系。鉴于这些结论,关于夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省的解剖学家可能获得解剖尸体的方式,人们探讨了许多选择。这些可能性对在类似文化背景下工作的解剖学家有影响。这些主题中的每一个都与祖鲁人将遗体捐赠视为可接受的做法的可能性有关。得出的结论是,这是不可能的,因为需要保持人的身体与死者的精神之间的联系,以及死者的精神与生者之间的感知持续关系。鉴于这些结论,关于夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省的解剖学家可能获得解剖尸体的方式,人们探讨了许多选择。这些可能性对在类似文化背景下工作的解剖学家有影响。这些主题中的每一个都与祖鲁人将遗体捐赠视为可接受的做法的可能性有关。得出的结论是,这是不可能的,因为需要保持人的身体与死者的精神之间的联系,以及死者的精神与生者之间的感知持续关系。鉴于这些结论,关于夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省的解剖学家可能获得解剖尸体的方式,人们探讨了许多选择。这些可能性对在类似文化背景下工作的解剖学家有影响。由于需要保持人的身体和死者的精神之间的联系,以及死者的精神和生者之间的感知持续关系。鉴于这些结论,关于夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省的解剖学家可能获得解剖尸体的方式,人们探讨了许多选择。这些可能性对在类似文化背景下工作的解剖学家有影响。由于需要保持人的身体和死者的精神之间的联系,以及死者的精神和生者之间的感知持续关系。鉴于这些结论,关于夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省的解剖学家可能获得解剖尸体的方式,人们探讨了许多选择。这些可能性对在类似文化背景下工作的解剖学家有影响。
更新日期:2020-02-19
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