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Sandawe oral literature

Book information

Publisher
St. Catherineʼs College
Year
1967
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
85 MB (89298219 bytes)
Pages
719\719
Time added
2018-04-21 22:08:57

Description

The Sandawe of central Tanzania have a simpler material culture than their neighbours, but oral art is important and forms an indispensable part of their lives. They are a nation of singers rather than of poets; all poetry is minor verse but it is found everywhere: in story-telling , in dance, and in ritual. The study of oral literature provides historical detail, knowledge of manners and customs, religion, social values in the present and in the past; it helps to correct a possibly distorted image of the tribe, to remove prejudice, to give insight into different sets of values, and thereby to create respect and understanding.

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