Author: VAIL, LEROY AND WHITE, LANDEG.
Title: Power and the Praise Poem: Southern African Voices in History.
Description: Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1991. 1st ed. Chapters include: 1. The Invention of 'Oral Man' - Anthropology, Literary Theory, and a Western Intellectual Tradition; 2. 'Maps of Experience' - Songs and Poetry in Southern Africa; 3. The Development of Forms - Ndebele Royal Praises; 4. The Development of Forms - The Chopi Migodi; 5. Swazi Royal Praises - The Intervention of Tradition; 6.'Paiva' - The History of a Song; 7. The Possession of the Dispossessed - Songs as History among Tumbuka Women; 8. Of Chameleons and Clowns - The Case of Jack Mapanje. Pp.18/345, 10 b/w photo illustrations. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. VG.

Keywords: Vail White Power Praise Poem Africa African Spirit Possession South African Voices Tradition 30178 Africa


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