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Orature and Yorúbá riddles /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Akínyẹmí, Akíntúndé (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2015]
Subjects:
Riddles, Yoruba > History and criticism.
Yoruba (African people) > Folklore.
Table of Contents:
  • Yorubá riddles in performance : content and context
  • Riddles and metaphors : the creation of meaning
  • The dynamics of tale-riddling
  • The variability and function of song-riddle
  • Current trends in the use of enigmatic forms
  • Orature and indigenous education.