ZAMBEZIAThe Journal of theUniversity of ZimbabweVolume 19, No. i, 1992ZAMBEZIAThe Journal of the University of ZimbabweEditors: Professors E. A. Ngara and J. N. Moyo ISSN 0379-0622CONTENTS Volume 19, No. i, 1992Traditional Shona Poetry and Mental Health E. M. Chiwome 1An Outline of African Business Historyin Colonial Zimbabwe V. Wild 19The Work of E. D. Alvord in the Mazowe Valley A. G. Davis 47ESSAY REVIEWA Century of Methodism in Zimbabwe N. Bhebe 65BOOK REVIEWS 71© University of Zimbabwe, 1993.Published by University of Zimbabwe Publications,P.O. Box MP 203, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe.Typeset by University of Zimbabwe Publications.Printed by NCR City Printers (Pvt) Ltd., Harare.ZAMBEZIAThe publication of Zambezia, the bi-annual journal of the University ofZimbabwe, has been made possible by the generous support of thePublications Committee of the University. The main focus of the journal,as its name implies, is Southern Africa; but inaugural lectures andspecial articles of a more general interest are also published. TheEditor welcomes contributions within the focus of the journal, andthese should be sent to the address below. Monograph Supplementsto Zambezia cover the main disciplines of the University (Agriculture,Commerce, Education, Engineering, the Humanities, Law, Medicine,Science, Social Studies, Veterinary Science), and do not necessarilyhave the same regional focus as Zambezia itself.ORDERS A complete catalogue of these and other publications maybe obtained free of charge on application to University of ZimbabwePublications, P.O. Box MP 203, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe.Standing orders for the Journal and/or Supplements, under which aninvoice is sent prior to dispatch of the order, are welcomed.