Hausa Tales and Traditions

Being a translation of Frank Edgar's Tatsuniyoyi Na Hausa
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-415-76071-3
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 475 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 612 g

First Published in 1969. This is a translation from Hausa of Frank Edgar’s three volumes of his African folktale, Tatsunijoyi Na Hausa, his major work. The Hausa whose folklore Edgar recorded so industriously are the largest ethnic group in Northern Nigeria and number many millions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Skinner, Neil

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1 Mainly animals: spider hare; jackal; lion; cat; goat; hyena; a miscellany. Part 2 Caricatures - ethnic and other stereotypes: Maguje; Fulani; Gwari; the Kano man; Sokoto men; Kanuri; Tuareg and Buzu; Nupe; stupid country folk; the Malam; the barber; all Hausas. Part 3 Moralizing: women; poverty; gratitude; the will of God; miscellaneous morals. Part 4 Men and women young men and maidens. Part 5 Dilemma tales. Part 6 Cases at law.

Über Autor(innen)

Neil Skinner University of California, Los Angeles.