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Orature and Yorúbá riddles / Akíntúndé Akínyẹmí.
Van Pelt Library PN6377.Y67 A45 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Akínyẹmí, Akíntúndé, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Riddles, Yoruba--History and criticism.
- Riddles, Yoruba.
- Yoruba (African people)--Folklore.
- Yoruba (African people).
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Folklore.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
- Contents:
- Yorubá riddles in performance : content and context
- Riddles and metaphors : the creation of meaning
- The dynamics of tale-riddling
- The variability and function of song-riddle
- Current trends in the use of enigmatic forms
- Orature and indigenous education.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-252) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781137502629
- 1137502622
- OCLC:
- 894469878
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