Gordon Lloyd Chavunduka (c.16 August 1931 – 11 January 2013) was a Zimbabwean sociologist and traditional healer.
Gordon Chavunduka | |
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| Vice Chancellor of the University of Zimbabwe | |
| In office 1992–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Kamba |
| Succeeded by | Graham Hill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 August 1931 Southern Rhodesia |
| Died | 11 January 2013 (aged 81) Harare, Zimbabwe |
Biography edit
He served as a member of Abel Muzorewa's delegation to the 1979 Lancaster House Conference that led to Zimbabwe's independence.[1] He has published several books on traditional medicine.[2][3][4][5][6]
Prof. Chavunduka was Vice Chancellor of the University of Zimbabwe from 1992 to 1996.[7] After his retirement from the university, he served as president of the Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association.[8] He was a great influence to Christopher Chetsanga.
Death edit
Chavunduka died on 11 January 2013 at the age of 81 in Harare, after a short illness.[9]
References edit
- ^ Martin, D.; Johnson, P. (1981). The struggle for Zimbabwe. Boston: Faber and Faber. p. 400. ISBN 978-0-85345-599-8.
- ^ Chavunduka, G. (1972). Interaction of folk and scientific beliefs in Shona medical practices. Ph.D. thesis, University of London.
- ^ Chavunduka, G. (1978). Traditional Healers and the Shona Patient. Gwelo: Mambo.
- ^ Last, M. L.; Chavunduka, G. (1988). The Professionalization of African Medicine: Ambiguities and Definitions. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 308. ISBN 978-0-7190-2252-4.
- ^ Chavunduka, G. (1994). Traditional medicine in modern Zimbabwe. Harare: University of Zimbabwe Publications. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-908307-40-1.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Chavunduka, G. (1978). Traditional Healers and the Shona Patient. Harare: Mambo Press. p. 139. ASIN B0000EDYZT.
- ^ University of Zimbabwe. "About UZ". Archived from the original on 12 December 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- ^ "Holy Water Is Serious Business". The Zimbabwean. 2 January 2009. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
- ^ "MDC-T senior official Professor Gordon Chavunduka, a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Zimbabwe and president of the Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers' Association (ZINATHA) has died". nehandaradio.com. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
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