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Oral Literature and Moral Education among the Lakeside Tonga of Northern Malawi : 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 of the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mphande, David K. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2015
Colección:Mzuni books ; no. 13.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Oral traditional literature : a survey
  • The Tonga people and their culture
  • Forms and nature of Tonga oral literature
  • Tonga rituals and their influence on moral education
  • Influence of Christianty and Islam on Tonga culture
  • Anthology of Tonga myths and folktales
  • An anthology of Tonga proverbs
  • Conclusion
  • Recommendations for application .
  • Additional Tonga proverbs for study and reflection.