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Shona praise-poetry
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies • 37 (1) • Published In 1974 • Pages: 65-75
By: Fortune, G. (George), Hodza, Aaron C..
Abstract
This discussion of praise poems sorts them into three categories: praises recited to members of particular clans; praises and celebrations of individual qualities in persons other than clansmen; and boasts in which the qualities of the speaker himself are celebrated.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2014
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Southern Africa
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi A. Adem; 2012
- Field Date
- 1974
- Coverage Date
- 1960-1974
- Coverage Place
- Zimbabwe
- Notes
- By G. Fortune and A. C. Hodza
- LCCN
- 26023015
- LCSH
- Shona (African people)