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Moral education through myths, folktales and proverbs : a study of Tonga culture in northern Malawi /
"This is a book about the Tonga of Northern Malawi, sometimes called the Lakeshore Tonga to distinguish them from other ethnic groups with the same name further west in Central Africa. The Lakeshore Tonga were the first ethnic group to identify themselves with the Christian faith. The purpose o...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Mzuzu [Malawi] :
Mzuni Press,
[2014]
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| Colección: | Mzuni books ;
no. 13. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "This is a book about the Tonga of Northern Malawi, sometimes called the Lakeshore Tonga to distinguish them from other ethnic groups with the same name further west in Central Africa. The Lakeshore Tonga were the first ethnic group to identify themselves with the Christian faith. The purpose of the research was to investigate the use of Tonga myths, folktales, proverbs and rituals for their role in Moral Education and assess and evaluate their contribution towards value formation for the youth. Each chapter in the book aims to discuss some ideas in the anthropology of religion and to illustrate them with specific case studies formed primarily through conversation with friends, both young and old, over some years"--Provided by publisher |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (345 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789990804041 9990804044 |