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Author : Jan Knappert
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Publishers
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : UOM:39015010298092
Author : Knappert
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004671300
Author : John M. Mugane
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780896804890
Swahili was once an obscure dialect of an East African Bantu language. Today more than one hundred million people use it: Swahili is to eastern and central Africa what English is to the world. From its embrace in the 1960s by the black freedom movement in the United States to its adoption in 2004 as the African Union’s official language, Swahili has become a truly international language. How this came about and why, of all African languages, it happened only to Swahili is the story that John M. Mugane sets out to explore. The remarkable adaptability of Swahili has allowed Africans and others to tailor the language to their needs, extending its influence far beyond its place of origin. Its symbolic as well as its practical power has evolved from its status as a language of contact among diverse cultures, even as it embodies the history of communities in eastern and central Africa and throughout the Indian Ocean world. The Story of Swahili calls for a reevaluation of the widespread assumption that cultural superiority, military conquest, and economic dominance determine a language’s prosperity. This sweeping history gives a vibrant, living language its due, highlighting its nimbleness from its beginnings to its place today in the fast-changing world of global communication.
Author : Jan Knappert
Publisher : Brill Archive
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Epic poetry, African
ISBN : 9004068775
Author : Clarissa Vierke
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Epic literature, Swahili
ISBN : 9783643800893
Author : Jane Plastow
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2023-01-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004484733
This study, the first book-length treatment of its subject, draws on a large base of elusive material and on extensive field research. It is the result of the author's wide experience of teaching and producing theatre in Africa, and of her fascination with the ways in which traditional performance forms have interacted with, or have resisted, non-indigenous modes of dramatic representation in the process of evolving into the vital theatres of the present day. A comparative historical study is offered of the three national cultures of Ethiopia, Tanganyika/Tanzania, and Rhodesia/Zimbabwe. Not only (scripted) drama is treated, but also theatre in the sense of the broader range of performance arts such as dance and song. The development of theatre and drama is seen against the background of centuries of cultural evolution and interaction, from pre-colonial times, through phases of African and European imperialism, to the liberation struggles and newly-won independence of the present. The seminal relationship between theatre, society and politics is thus a central focus. Topics covered include: the function in theatre of vernacular and colonial languages; performance forms under feudal, communalist and socialist régimes; cultural militancy and political critique; the relationship of theatre to social élites and to the peasant class; state control (funding and censorship); racism and separate development in the performing arts; contemporary performance structures (amateur, professional, community and university theatre). Due attention is paid to prominent dramatists, theatre groups and theatre directors, and the author offers new insight into African perceptions of the role of the artist in the theatre, as well as dealing with the important subject of gender roles (in drama, in performance ritual, and in theatre practice). The book is illustrated with contemporary photographs.
Author : G. D. Killam,Ruth Rowe
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0253336333
"Refreshing..." -- African Sudies Review "The entries are knowledgeable, thorough, and clearly written.... Highly recommended... " --Choice "...an ambitious reference guide to works on African literature." - African Studies Review "This comprehensive compendium will be a handy companion for anyone working on African literatures. The entries are authoritative and up-to-date, providing reliable information on the hundreds of authors and texts that have contributed to a whole continent's literary flowering." --Bernth Lindfors A comprehensive introduction and guide to African-authored works, with over 1,000 cross-referenced entries covering classics in African writing, literary genres and movements, biographical details of authors, and wider themes linking African, Afro-Caribbean and Afro-American literatures.
Author : Janet Topp Fargion
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781317047087
The musical genre of taarab is played for entertainment at weddings and other festive occasions all along the Swahili Coast in East Africa. Taarab contains all the features of a typical 'Indian Ocean' music, combining influences from Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula, India and the West with local musical practices. In Taarab, Music in Zanzibar, Janet Topp Fargion traces the development of the genre in Zanzibar, from the late nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth. Of special interest is the role of women. Although men play the main role in the composition and performance of the genre, Topp Fargion argues that the modernization of the genre owes a debt to the participation of women - as audiences and primary consumers, but also as poets and innovators of musical concepts. The book weaves together the historical, social, economic, religious and political dynamics involved in the development of the genre, and investigates how these are played out in the performance of taarab music on Zanzibar.
Author : UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 926 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2003-12-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789231039096
This publication examines art, the human sciences, science, philosophy, mysticism, language and literature. For this task, UNESCO has chosen scholars and experts from all over the world who belong to widely divergent cultural and religious backgrounds.--Publisher's description.
Author : Olakunle George
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781119058175
Rediscover the diversity of modern African literatures with this authoritative resource edited by a leader in the field How have African literatures unfolded in their rich diversity in our modern era of decolonization, nationalisms, and extensive transnational movement of peoples? How have African writers engaged urgent questions regarding race, nation, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality? And how do African literary genres interrelate with traditional oral forms or audio-visual and digital media? A Companion to African Literatures addresses these issues and many more. Consisting of essays by distinguished scholars and emerging leaders in the field, this book offers rigorous, deeply engaging discussions of African literatures on the continent and in diaspora. It covers the four main geographical regions (East and Central Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa), presenting ample material to learn from and think with. A Companion To African Literatures is divided into five parts. The first four cover different regions of the continent, while the fifth part considers conceptual issues and newer directions of inquiry. Chapters focus on literatures in European languages officially used in Africa -- English, French, and Portuguese -- as well as homegrown African languages: Afrikaans, Amharic, Arabic, Swahili, and Yoruba. With its lineup of lucid and authoritative analyses, readers will find in A Companion to African Literatures a distinctive, rewarding academic resource. Perfect for undergraduate and graduate students in literary studies programs with an African focus, A Companion to African Literatures will also earn a place in the libraries of teachers, researchers, and professors who wish to strengthen their background in the study of African literatures.
Author : Thomas J. Hinnebusch,Sarah M. Mirza
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2000-08-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780761843030
This is a comprehensive manual intended to teach students the basics of communicating in Swahili at an elementary level.
Author : Fallou Ngom,Mustapha H. Kurfi,Toyin Falola
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783030457594
This handbook generates new insights that enrich our understanding of the history of Islam in Africa and the diverse experiences and expressions of the faith on the continent. The chapters in the volume cover key themes that reflect the preoccupations and realities of many African Muslims. They provide readers access to a comprehensive treatment of the past and current traditions of Muslims in Africa, offering insights on different forms of Islamization that have taken place in several regions, local responses to Islamization, Islam in colonial and post-colonial Africa, and the varied forms of Jihād movements that have occurred on the continent. The handbook provides updated knowledge on various social, cultural, linguistic, political, artistic, educational, and intellectual aspects of the encounter between Islam and African societies reflected in the lived experiences of African Muslims and the corpus of African Islamic texts.
Author : Bertoncini Zúbková
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004668485
Author : Peter France
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780198183594
"The Guide offers both an essential reference work for students of English and comparative literature and a stimulating overview of literary translation in English."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Axel Harneit-Sievers
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9004123032
"Readership: Historians and social anthropologists of Africa and India and all those interested in modern intellectual history, in the interactions between orality and literacy, and in local/global and local/state relationships."--BOOK JACKET.