Indigenous Culture Creates Misconceptions about Skin Disability: Examples from Kiswahili Literature

Abstract

This article has examined how the issue of culture, tradition, and superstition was addressed in society by referring to literary works. What were investigated here are the causes and effects of the flourishing of culture, traditions, and false beliefs in society by referring to the selected novel. Primary data were obtained by selective reading methods. Secondary data were reviewed to confirm the primary data presented. Sociological theory was used in the analysis and discussion of the data presented on issues of culture, traditions, and misconceptions. One of its foundations is to consider literature as the only unit capable of reflecting science and the culture of society controlled by social structures. The results of this article show the effects of the flourishing of culture, traditions, and false beliefs against people with skin disabilities and others in society. As well, they stimulate the awareness of thinking that intends to take steps that intend to investigate the best way and evaluate the effects of continuing to embrace culture, traditions, and customs that are not productive in society. This article concludes that the unproductive culture, traditions, and beliefs that flourished in the society must be taken strict legal and moral measures to completely eradicate them. Society has to change depending on the time, as well as the specific systems that exist in the society in question.