Hausa Tales and Traditions: Being a translation of Frank Edgar's Tatsuniyoyi Na Hausa

ISBN-13: 9780714617183 / Angielski / Twarda / 1969 / 476 str.

Frank Edgar; Neil Skinner

Opis

First Published in 1969. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Spis treści

Part 1 Mainly animals: spider hare; jackal; lion; cat; goat; hyena; a miscellany. Part 2 Caricatures - ethnic and other stereotypes: Maguje; Fulani; Gwari; the Kano man; Sokoto men; Kanuri; Tuareg and Buzu; Nupe; stupid country folk; the Malam; the barber; all Hausas. Part 3 Moralizing: women; poverty; gratitude; the will of God; miscellaneous morals. Part 4 Men and women young men and maidens. Part 5 Dilemma tales. Part 6 Cases at law.

O autorze

Neil Skinner University of California, Los Angeles.