Extraversion and Endogeneity in African Indigenous Knowledge Systems (AIKS): A Case Study of Chiweshe Area in Zimbabwe

This study explores the intersection of extraversion and endogeneity within African Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS), focusing on the Chiweshe community in Zimbabwe. It critically examines how external influences, including colonial legacies and globalization, interact with endogenous cultural practices, particularly in the transmission and preservation of indigenous knowledge. The research is grounded in Bourdieu’s Theory of Capital and Habitus—highlighting how cultural, symbolic, and social capital shape knowledge production and community identity—and Postcolonial Theory, which interrogates the impact of colonial disruption and the ongoing struggle for epistemic autonomy in formerly colonized societies.