The World and the Word: Tales and Observations from the Xhosa Oral TraditionA master storyteller of the Xhosa people of South Africa, Nongenile Masithathu Zenani gives us an unprecedented view of an oral society from within. Twenty-four of her complex and beautiful tales about birth, puberty, marriage, and work, as told to the renowned collector of African oral tradition, Harold Scheub, are gathered here. Accompanying the stories are Zenani’s detailed commentaries and analyses and Scheub’s striking photographs of her in performance. The combination of these historical and cultural observations with a richly symbolic collection of tales from a single traditional storyteller make The World and the Word a remarkable document. |
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... called Tshawe . The first man was no longer there ; only his offspring were living now - the first generation of men ... called ? The matter was discussed , and it was de- termined that they would be called the Wangu , 3 and the place ...
... called juniors . And there are boys who are called the senior boys . So there is an inequality that exists among those who participate in the older boys ' dance . In all organizations , there are always those who lag behind the others ...
... called the men who were at his homestead . He said , " I've called you here today to inform you that I now have a wife . You see her here , she's the one . Now I want this woman to bear children for me . She's pregnant now . But I've ...
Contents
The Art of the Storyteller | 7 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Tales | 27 |
Copyright | |
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