How were the Xhosa attached to their cattle?
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During the thirteen months of cattle-killing (April 1856-May 1857), about 85 per cent of all Xhosa adult men killed their cattle and destroyed their corn in obedience to Nongqawuse's prophecies.
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There is limited availability of conventional sources left behind by Xhosa people who resided in the pre-colonial era to construct a truly reliable representation of what Xhosa society looked like prior to the influence of the Boer or the British. Nevertheless, below should suffice to present an idea of the institutions that governed the lives of the Xhosa people and sustained them as a nation, with an added caution against a modern scope of perspective and comprehension.
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