Dried Millet Breaking Woi Epic of the Kpelle
Autor Ruth M. Stoneen Limba Engleză Hardback – 21 oct 1988
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780253318183
ISBN-10: 0253318181
Pagini: 170
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.44 kg
Editura: MH – Indiana University Press
ISBN-10: 0253318181
Pagini: 170
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.44 kg
Editura: MH – Indiana University Press
Cuprins
Preface
Acknowledgments
Music Transcription Symbols and Kpelle Orthography
Chapter 1 Battles That Never End
Chapter 2 The Woi Epic
Chapter 3 Dried Millet Breaking
Chapter 4 Exchanges That Keep the Epic Going
Chapter 5 The Textured Moment in Epic
Chapter 6 The Person in Epic
Chapter 7 The Epic in Local Life
Chapter 8 Our Old People, Their Old People: The Epic and the Past
Chapter 9 Epic and Time in Perspective
Glossary of Kpelle Terms and Names
References Cited
Index
Acknowledgments
Music Transcription Symbols and Kpelle Orthography
Chapter 1 Battles That Never End
Chapter 2 The Woi Epic
Chapter 3 Dried Millet Breaking
Chapter 4 Exchanges That Keep the Epic Going
Chapter 5 The Textured Moment in Epic
Chapter 6 The Person in Epic
Chapter 7 The Epic in Local Life
Chapter 8 Our Old People, Their Old People: The Epic and the Past
Chapter 9 Epic and Time in Perspective
Glossary of Kpelle Terms and Names
References Cited
Index
Recenzii
"Dried Millet Breaking is a commendable piece of work that should be of interest to a range of scholars in anthropology and other disciplines." - American Anthropologist "Among its many virtues, this book contains excellent examples of the special qualities of African perceptions of both the temporal and spiritual worlds." - International Journal of African Historical Studies
" . . . a sound anthropological inquiry . . . a work that reveals alternative ways than our own of comprehending and expressing the meaning of time." - Time's News
"Professor Stone's intelligent and provocative discussions of time, language, history, and African literary traditions will prove important to a broader understanding of music's role in oral literature. . . . a major contribution to the field of ethnomusicology." - Lester P. Monts
"Dried Millet Breaking is a commendable piece of work that should be of interest to a range of scholars in anthropology and other disciplines." - American Anthropologist "Among its many virtues, this book contains excellent examples of the special qualities of African perceptions of both the temporal and spiritual worlds." - International Journal of African Historical Studies " ... a sound anthropological inquiry ... a work that reveals alternative ways than our own of comprehending and expressing the meaning of time." - Time's News "Professor Stone's intelligent and provocative discussions of time, language, history, and African literary traditions will prove important to a broader understanding of music's role in oral literature... a major contribution to the field of ethnomusicology." - Lester P. Monts
" . . . a sound anthropological inquiry . . . a work that reveals alternative ways than our own of comprehending and expressing the meaning of time." - Time's News
"Professor Stone's intelligent and provocative discussions of time, language, history, and African literary traditions will prove important to a broader understanding of music's role in oral literature. . . . a major contribution to the field of ethnomusicology." - Lester P. Monts
"Dried Millet Breaking is a commendable piece of work that should be of interest to a range of scholars in anthropology and other disciplines." - American Anthropologist "Among its many virtues, this book contains excellent examples of the special qualities of African perceptions of both the temporal and spiritual worlds." - International Journal of African Historical Studies " ... a sound anthropological inquiry ... a work that reveals alternative ways than our own of comprehending and expressing the meaning of time." - Time's News "Professor Stone's intelligent and provocative discussions of time, language, history, and African literary traditions will prove important to a broader understanding of music's role in oral literature... a major contribution to the field of ethnomusicology." - Lester P. Monts
Notă biografică
Ruth M. Stone