Ashanti Proverbs
Author: Robert Sutherland Rattray
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Published: 1916
Total Pages: 202
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Author: Robert Sutherland Rattray
Publisher:
Published: 1916
Total Pages: 202
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: R. Sutherland Rattray
Publisher: Prince Sarfo-Adu
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Total Pages: 241
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published in 1916, this book contains eight hundred and thirty (830) proverbial sayings of the Ashantis revised with the modern Akan-Twi alphabetic characters and an introduction to the Twi language with a view to the pronunciation of Twi words. To this has been added numerous annotations including English names of the flora and fauna in the Asante dialect employed in this book. This book seeks to show: •Some customs, beliefs, or ethical determinant pure and simple, which may be of interest to the anthropologist. •Some grammatical or syntactical construction of importance to the student of the language.
Author: Kwesi Yankah
Publisher: Diasporic Africa Press
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 295
ISBN-13: 0966020138
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAttracting renewed attention by a new generation of scholars, the book presents a comprehensive ethnography of proverb communication in an African culture. The author critically reviews the dynamics of the proverb and explores in rich detail the proverb's creative potential, authorship, and effectiveness in crisis management.
Author: Dwight Edwards Marvin
Publisher:
Published: 1922
Total Pages: 358
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Anand Prahlad
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9781604736595
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn "Reggae Wisdom: Proverbs in Jamaican Music" Swami Anand Prahlad looks at the contexts and origins of these proverbs, using them as a cultural sheet music toward understanding the history of Jamaican culture, Rastafari religion, and the music that isthat culture's worldwide voice.
Author: Zhou Yanxian
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2016-11-24
Total Pages: 295
ISBN-13: 1453918922
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChina is home to one of the largest and oldest societies in the world, and presently contains fifty-six ethnic groups. Among them is the Zhuang, the largest of the minority populations, which partakes in a very long history of preliterate oral traditions. This volume presents an introduction to Zhuang language and culture in Zhuang proverbs. The two thousand proverbs explored in this text bear the weight of Zhuang history and culture, and embody the wisdom collected from publications, manuscripts, and the speeches of the people who live in Zhuang villages. These proverbs are grouped into nine sections: Truths; Morality; Family; Everyday Life; Social Life; Labor; Nature; Customs; and Politics. Together, they form an essential distillation of the Zhuang history, tradition, philosophy, and most importantly, its legacy. This accessible introduction – which includes translations in Zhuang Pinyin letters, Mandarin, and American English for each proverb – provides an important corpus for the study of the Zhuang ethnic group by scholars, students, and others who are interested in Zhuang language, culture, folklore and oral traditions, and proverbs.
Author: G. Llewellyn Watson
Publisher: Tallahassee : Florida A & M University Press ; Gainsville, Fla. : University Presses of Florida
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780813010533
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“A rich and compelling collection that will make a significant contribution to the study of Jamaican/West Indian/black folklore and culture” –Daryl Cumber Dance, Virginia Commonwealth University “A fantastic collection from the rich storehouse of Jamaican traditional oral literature” –Rex Nettleford, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica “A Wealth of Information…. The author carries the presentation of the proverbs/sayings to the level of socio-anthropological significance” –E. Valerie Smith, Florida A&M University In 1992, Jamaicans throughout the world celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of Jamaica’s formal independence from Britain this collection of Creole sayings contributes to the lively interest in cultural preservation which exists this year in anticipation of the event. The sayings, an archive of the wit and wisdom of many generations, aim to trigger reflection and thought. They are never fully explained, and, says the author, “in the most extreme situation one might well need an entire week to ponder and think seriously” about their meaning. They exert pressure to conform to community standards, and they influence conduct in much the same way as religion does. Strong in imagery and often poetic, the maxims draw upon a variety of well-known flora, fauna, and real or imaginary creatures the anansi, for example, famous for “playin’ de fool fe ketch wise” (playing foolish in order to catch the wise), is regarded as a favorite hero in folklore. Creole, initially constructed as a coded language, employs a number of West African linguistic traditions. These Creole sayings, a valuable addition to the literature and ethnography of the Caribbean region, link Jamaican culture to its African past. They offer delightful reading to Latin American scholars, to students of comparative sociology and anthropology, and to the general public. G. Llewellyn Watson is professor of sociology at the University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetowwn, Canada.
Author: Oscar Ronald Dathorne
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 541
ISBN-13: 1452912289
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Library of Congress
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Published: 2011
Total Pages: 1672
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Joseph J. Williams
Publisher: Black Classic Press
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 466
ISBN-13: 9781580730037
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this massive work, Joseph J. Williams documents the Hebraic practices, customs, and beliefs, which he found among the people of Jamaica and the Ashanti of West Africa. He initially examines the close relationship between the Jamaican and the Ashanti cultures and the folk beliefs. He then studies the language and culture of the Ashanti (of whom many Jamaicans have descended) by comparing them to well known and established Hebraic traditions. William's findings suggest stunning similarities. And, he challenges the reader by concluding that Hebraic traditions must have swept across "negro Africa" and left its influence "among the various tribes." While Williams presents a strong case, his evidence, including hundreds of quoted sources, also builds a strong case for the reverse--that an indigenous, continent-wide belief system among African people stands at the very root of Hebrew culture and Western religion. First published in 1931 and long out-of-print, today's reader will find Hebrewisms a valuable resource for understanding the cultural unity of African people.