Advances in Kanuri scholarship /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Cyffer, Norbert, Geider, Thomas, 1953-2010
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Köln : Köppe, 1997.
Series:Westafrikanische Studien ; Bd. 17.
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents:
  • "The strangers, However, are Numerous" : observations on the people of Borno in the 19th century / Wilhelm Seidensticker
  • A survey of Kanuri language / Norbert Cyffer
  • Survey of Kanuri dialects / Shetimma Umara Bulakarima
  • Kanui orthographies from 1854 until present / Doris Lörh
  • Introduction to Kanuri poetry / Bosoma Sheriff
  • Generic classification and performance principles of Kanuri oral literature / Tijani El-Miskin
  • The universe of Kanuri oral literature and documentary texts / Thomas Geider
  • The significance of Kime Jirea in Kanuri oral literature / Yaganami Karta
  • The tradition of splitting the twins among the Kanuri / Wakil Wasaram
  • The image of self and others among the Kanuri / Bosoma Sheriff
  • Kanuri imprint on Adamawa Fulbe and Fulfulde / Eldridge Mohammadou
  • Kanuri drum ensembles : a comparative study of Mara, Ganga kura Bala, and Zowuzowu / Raimund Vogels
  • In memoriam Wilhelm Seidensticker / Editha Platte.