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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... hand . Sikhuluma took her hand ; he took her hand , not certain that he should do so - wary , not sure if this might be the cause of his death . But he took her hand anyway . Then the young woman departed . Those young women went and ...
... hand house , the wife of the right - hand house . " 28 His wife said , " I am opposed to a second wife in this homestead . It will not be a congenial arrangement . We'll irritate each other . " The man said , " No , you won't resent ...
... hand house . After the wife of the right - hand house , he marries an iqadi of the great house . After the iqadi of the great house , he marries the iqadi of the right - hand house . And after the iqadi of the right- hand house , he ...
Contents
The Art of the Storyteller | 7 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Tales | 27 |
Copyright | |
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