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Vimbuza The Healing Dance of Northern Malawi /
The purpose of this book is to show that the possession cult of Vimbuza presents itself as an oral genre which is part and parcel of African Oral Literature. The ethno-linguistic study which we undertake will permit us to catch a glimpse of its whole complexity. The analysis has a bearing on four pr...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Project Muse,
2014
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| Series: | Imabali text ;
no. 4. Book collections on Project MUSE. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | The purpose of this book is to show that the possession cult of Vimbuza presents itself as an oral genre which is part and parcel of African Oral Literature. The ethno-linguistic study which we undertake will permit us to catch a glimpse of its whole complexity. The analysis has a bearing on four principal aspects. Historical developments: a certain number of facts concerning the birth of possession among the Tumbuka; possession: the study attempts to show how the cult articulates itself with its beliefs and the use of divination; the social role: analysis of social functions; the style: an analysis of the linguistic procedures which are characteristic of Vimbuza songs. The presence of rhetorical figures would confirm that we are talking about an oral literary genre. |
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| Item Description: | "A world cultural heritage." Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (262 pages): color illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-261). |
| ISBN: | 9789990802504 |
| Access: | Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |