The Search for African Orality
Nonfiction, History, Africa, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
| Author: | Callender Press | ISBN: | 9781301075935 |
| Publisher: | Callender Press | Publication: | September 30, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Callender Press |
| ISBN: | 9781301075935 |
| Publisher: | Callender Press |
| Publication: | September 30, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Africa is commonly seen as the 'oral' continent, a contrast to 'literate Europe'.
The anthropologist Ruth Finnegan, building on long experience of Africa's oral arts from both documentary and first-hand field sources, queries this notion and reveals Africa as the site of both oral and literate practices, and astoundingly rich in each.
Remarkably readable as well as illuminating .
Africa is commonly seen as the 'oral' continent, a contrast to 'literate Europe'.
The anthropologist Ruth Finnegan, building on long experience of Africa's oral arts from both documentary and first-hand field sources, queries this notion and reveals Africa as the site of both oral and literate practices, and astoundingly rich in each.
Remarkably readable as well as illuminating .
