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Performing Wisdom : Proverbial Lore in Modern Ugandan Society.

This is the third collection produced by members of a six-year research project, funded by the NUFU (Norwegian Programme for Development, Research, and Education), whose concern was to find, preserve, and analyse 'orature' - spoken forms of all kinds, both their unique qualities and their...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dipio, Dominica
Otros Autores: Sillars, Stuart
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Editions Rodopi, 2014.
Colección:Matatu, no. 42
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This is the third collection produced by members of a six-year research project, funded by the NUFU (Norwegian Programme for Development, Research, and Education), whose concern was to find, preserve, and analyse 'orature' - spoken forms of all kinds, both their unique qualities and their equivalence in importance to 'literature'. A major focus was the ways in which forms of orature can be made relevant to the demands of rapidly developing nations faced with insistent problems (HIV/AIDS, administrative needs, shifts in social and familial structure, the changing roles of women). Both innovative.
Notas:Notes for Contributors.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (402 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789401210584
9401210586
1306578884
9781306578882
ISSN:0932-9714 ;