Oral Traditions in Black and African Culture
Date
2009
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Publisher
Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC)
Abstract
African worldview; African oral tradition; African languages and foreign languages; African traditional education; African folktales and folklore; African values; African history; African proverbs.
Description
Generally, what comes out forcefully from all the chapters of this compact book is a bold and consummate attempt at not only understanding oral tradition in all ramifications and so situating it appropriately, but also drawing attention (explicitly or implicitly) to the expediency ofutilizing this dying cultural legacy for overall development.