Power, marginality and African oral literature /

Power, marginality and African oral literature /

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, p...

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Other Authors: Furniss, Graham (Editor), Gunner, Elizabeth (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Subjects:
Oral tradition > Africa.
Folklore > Africa.
Narrative poetry, African.
Power (Social sciences) > Africa.
Social structure > Africa.
Marginality, Social > Africa.
Africa > Politics and government.
Africa > Social life and customs.
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