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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... groom's party . " The daughters were called . They came to greet the groom's party . Sikhuluma selected a wife for himself . He said , " It's that one . There is my wife ! " Mangangedolo laughed . He said , " Ha ha ! I've never heard ...
... groom's party . ” He said , " Now , one of us will play the role of the marshal . " So one of the members of the groom's party became the marshal . The young women agreed to the arrangement , but they said , " Yo ! This is really ...
... groom saying ? " " We've just come to gather manure , that's all . ” So they said , and the women gathered manure . The groom's party went on its way , taking those cattle back to the homestead . Yeeeeee , when the groom's party had ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
PrologueOrigins | 9 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Copyright | |
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