عنوان

Power, marginality and African oral literature /

0521087945

0521480612

9780521087940

9780521480611

b796026

Power, marginality and African oral literature /

[Book]

edited by Graham Furniss and Liz Gunner.

New York, NY, USA :

Cambridge University Press,

1995.

xiv, 285 pages ;

24 cm

Based on a conference held at Birkbeck College and the School of Oriental and African Studies in January 1991.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-276) and index.

1. Introduction: power, marginality and oral literature / Graham Furniss and Liz Gunner -- 2. Oral art and contemporary cultural nationalism / Penina Mlama -- 3. The letter and the law: the politics of orality and literacy in the chiefdoms of the northern Transvaal / Isabel Hofmeyr -- 4. A king is not above insult: the politics of good governance in Nzema avudwene festival songs / Kofi Agovi -- 5. Igbo enwe eze: monarchical power versus democratic values in Igbo oral narratives / Chukwuma Azuonye -- 6. Tales and ideology: the revolt of sons in Bambara-Malinke tales / Veronika Gorog-Karady -- 7. Images of the powerful in Lyela folktales / Sabine Steinbrich -- 8. Power, marginality and Somali oral poetry: case studies in the dynamics of tradition / John William Johnson -- 9. The function of oral art in the regulation of social power in Dyula society / Jean Derive -- 10. The power of words and the relation between Hausa genres / Graham Furniss.

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African oral literature, like other forms of popular culture, is not merely folksy, domestic entertainment but a domain in which individuals in a variety of social roles are free to comment on power relations in society. It can also be a significant agent of change capable of directing, provoking, preventing, overturning and recasting perceptions of social reality. This collection examines the way in which oral texts both reflect and affect contemporary social and political life in Africa. It addresses questions of power, gender, the dynamics of language use, the representation of social structures and the relation between culture and the state. The contributors are linguists, anthropologists, folklorists, ethnomusicologists and historians, who present fresh material and ideas to paint a lively picture of current real life situations.

Folklore-- Africa.

Marginality, Social-- Africa.

Narrative poetry, African.

Oral tradition-- Africa.

Power (Social sciences)-- Africa.

Social structure-- Africa.

Folklore-- Afrique, Congrès.

Marginalité-- Afrique, Congrès.

Poésie narrative africaine, Congrès.

Pouvoir (Sciences sociales)-- Afrique, Congrès.

Structure sociale-- Afrique, Congrès.

Tradition orale-- Afrique, Congrès.

Folklore-- Afrique noire.

Folklore.

Literatur

Macht

Manners and customs.

Marginality, Social.

Marginaux-- Afrique noire.

Mondelinge literatuur.

Mondelinge overlevering.

Mündliche Literatur

Mündliche Literatur.

Mündliche Überlieferung

Narrative poetry, African.

Oral tradition.

Poésie narrative africaine.

Politics and government

Power (Social sciences)

Randgruppe

Social structure.

Sozialstruktur

Structure sociale-- Afrique noire.

Tradition orale-- Afrique noire.

Volksliteratur

Africa, Politics and government.

Africa, Social life and customs.

Afrique, Mœurs et coutumes, Congrès.

Afrique, Politique et gouvernement, Congrès.

Africa.

Afrika

Afrika.

Afrique noire, Politique et gouvernement.

Afrique, Politique et gouvernement.

Subsaharisches Afrika

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Furniss, Graham.

Gunner, Elizabeth.

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