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Author : Wolfgang Mieder
Release : 1994
Genre : Proverbs, African
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Book Synopsis African Proverb Scholarship by : Wolfgang Mieder
Download or read book African Proverb Scholarship written by Wolfgang Mieder. This book was released on 1994. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Willem A. Saayman
Release : 1997
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Embracing the Baobab Tree by : Willem A. Saayman
Download or read book Embracing the Baobab Tree written by Willem A. Saayman. This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on analysing the meaning of proverbs within Africa. The context in which a proverb is uttered, determines meaning, so this increases the difficulty of explaining proverbs exhaustively.
Author : Ambrose Adikamkwu Monye
Release : 2008-03
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Proverbs in African Orature by : Ambrose Adikamkwu Monye
Download or read book Proverbs in African Orature written by Ambrose Adikamkwu Monye. This book was released on 2008-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proverbs in African Orature examines how preliterate Africans handle oral literacy criticism of their proverbs. The study demonstrates that Africans employ literary styles and strategies in speaking their proverbs. It also shows that the notion and practice of literary aesthetics are indigenous to African peoples. In studying these proverbs, the author goes beyond mere translation or contextual analysis and employs a new empirical approach. The approach involves the researcher recording live scenes of proverb use, appreciation, and criticism by the people of Aniocha in Delta State, Nigeria. By examining the literary background and the present study, the author demonstrates that scholars have indeed recognized the need for this new approach but have not yet tried it. Monye is the first. The author also situates proverbs in the context of other African oral forms, drawing copious examples from the Anoicha Igbo people. This study and analysis reveals that Anoicha proverbs have literary value and that the people apply their folk critical canons in the appreciation and criticism of these proverbs. Proverbs in African Orature is a highly appropriate work for African Studies scholars, especially those focusing on oral literature.
Author : Dorothy BEA Akoto-Abutiate
Release : 2014-08-07
Genre : Religion
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Book Synopsis Proverbs and the African Tree of Life by : Dorothy BEA Akoto-Abutiate
Download or read book Proverbs and the African Tree of Life written by Dorothy BEA Akoto-Abutiate. This book was released on 2014-08-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Proverbs and the African Tree of Life Dorothy BEA Akoto-Abutiate juxtaposes chosen sayings from Proverbs and selected Ewe Folk proverbs using the agricultural metaphor of “grafting,” which she calls a “hermeneutic of grafting.” Though these two sets of sayings come from completely different cultural contexts, Akoto argues that folk sayings/proverbs, which abound in Africa, should be considered as an already mature, established tree on to which a piece of the biblical tree is spliced or engrafted to produce hybridized fruits that have uniquely different tastes than the fruits of each tree individually. This metaphorical grafting process allows the message of the Bible (in Proverbs) to be understood, imbibed and appropriated in Africa.
Author : Obiakor, Festus E.
Release : 2017-11-28
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis Life Lessons of African Proverbs by : Obiakor, Festus E.
Download or read book Life Lessons of African Proverbs written by Obiakor, Festus E.. This book was released on 2017-11-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African folklore, narratives, idiomatic expressions, and cultures are weaved into short sentences that are rich with wisdom. The primary goal of this book is to disseminate knowledge and share the rich culture of Africa, one does not have to be African to appreciate the creative language at play in this book. Readers are encouraged to use the wisdom embedded in these proverbs to transform their lives and the lives of their loved ones and friends.
