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Embracing the Baobab Tree
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This volume focuses on analysing the meaning of proverbs within Africa. The context in which a proverb is uttered, determines meaning, so this increases the dif
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Proverbs in African Orature examines how preliterate Africans handle oral literacy criticism of their proverbs. The study demonstrates that Africans employ lite
Proverbs and the African Tree of Life
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In Proverbs and the African Tree of Life Dorothy BEA Akoto-Abutiate juxtaposes chosen sayings from Proverbs and selected Ewe Folk proverbs using the agricultura
Power and Influence
Language: en
Pages: 170
Authors: Chiku Malunga
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-06-16 - Publisher: University Press of America

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Power and Influence demonstrates how the indigenous wisdom contained in African proverbs and folktales can be used to enhance modern life. The timeless wisdom c