The Anthropology of Texts, Persons, and Publics: oral and written cultures in Africa and beyond (New...
The Anthropology of Texts, Persons, and Publics: oral and written cultures in Africa and beyond (New Departures in Anthropology, No. 5)
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
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Recognizing their import, researchers considered them a 'mirror of culture' that reflected social structure, religion, world view, or history, but hardly noticed their literary qualities. Yet, there are recurrent narratives, repeated epics and songs, quizzed riddles and spoken proverbs that are interspersed in conversations and speeches. Because of...
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The Anthropology of Texts, Persons, and Publics: oral and written cultures in Africa and beyond (New Departures in Anthropology, No. 5)
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1038900352
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0001-9720
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1750-0184
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10.1017/S0001972012000393
