UID:
edocfu_9958353413402883
Format:
1 online resource
Edition:
Reprint 2016
ISBN:
9781512816693
Series Statement:
Publications of the American Folklore Society
Content:
A history of the encounter between Europeans and the colonized people with a groundbreaking analysis of four types of Malagasy folklore: riddles, proverbs, hainteny (dialogic exchanges of traditional metaphors), and oratory.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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1. Malagasy Lore and Folk --
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2. Riddling: Question and Answer --
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3. Proverbs: Dialogue in Monologue --
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4. Proposition and Response: The Merina Hainteny --
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5. Marriage: Petition and Delivery --
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6. Funeral Oratory: Living and Dead --
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Notes --
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Sources Consulted --
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Index --
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Backmatter
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 978-0-8122-3141-0
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9781512816693
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9781512816693