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Auteur(s) : Kyoore, Paschal Siekyoghrkure (1957-....)
Titre(s) : Dagara verbal art [Texte imprimé] : an African tradition / Paschal Kyoore
Publication : New York : Peter Lang, copyright 2018
Description matérielle : xii, 273 pages ; 23 cm
Collection : International folkloristics ; vol. 12
Lien à la collection : International folkloristics
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references
This book examines verbal art among the Dagara people of West Africa. It provides
invaluable primary material for research, and does a close analysis of folktale narration,
proverb usage, riddling, chanting of dirges and popular songs by male and female praise
singers, and xylophone music performance as forms of verbal art. Folktales are characterized
by wit, humor, and satire, and songs within tales are a mise-en-abyme, a story within
a story that entertains but also enhances the narration through the participation
of the audience in the performance. Moreover, Dagara tales are didactic and moralizing
as a way of controlling the behavior of individuals in society. Riddling entertains
but also helps to develop the cognitive abilities of children, and demands critical
and logical thinking on the part of the participating audience. Proverbs were collected
in context and analyzed closely for their meaning. The study also examines closely
the art of speech-making, and concludes that a good locutor knows what figures of
speech to use in order to enhance communication with the audience. This study concludes
that an authentic theory of Dagara-and for that matter generally African- folklore
must be grounded on a thorough knowledge of the traditions, rites and rituals, and
the socio-political structures that have held the society together in its historical
experience. The study is an important resource for areas such as African studies,
African literature and folklore, folklore in general, anthropology, culture studies,
ethnomusicology, ethnic studies, and gender studies among others
Sujet(s) : Dagari (peuple d'Afrique) -- Moeurs et coutumes
Contes dagari
Proverbes -- Ghana
Devinettes et énigmes -- Ghana
Musique dagari
Chansons traditionnelles -- Ghana
Tradition orale -- Ghana
Moeurs et coutumes -- Ghana
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781433147043. - ISBN 1433147041. - ISBN 9781433149580 (erroné). - ISBN 1433149583
(erroné). - ISBN 9781433149597 (erroné). - ISBN 1433149591 (erroné). - ISBN 9781433149603
(erroné). - ISBN 1433149605 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45535631s
Notice n° :
FRBNF45535631
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction ; Wit, humor, and satire in tales ; Songs as mode of communication
in tales ; The female character in tales ; The supernatural as motif in tales ;
The didactic and moralizing tales ; Dirges, praise songs, praise singers ; The female
praise singer ; Verbal art of the xylophonist ; Popular songs as verbal art ; The
art of speech making ; The art of proverb usage ; The art of riddling ; Conclusion
; Appendix: proverbs in context.
