Wisdom of the Yawo People. Yawo Proverbs and Stories
Wisdom of the Yawo People. Yawo Proverbs and Stories

Author: D. Dicks

Publisher: African Books Collective

Published: 2007-07-15

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13: 999602525X

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Wisdom of the Yawo People is a collection of traditional proverbs and stories from the Yawo people of South Eastern Africa. The literature contains deep wisdom rooted in African soil, which will be applicable to people everywhere. The proverbs are told in both the Yawo language and English and reveal the end result of greed, laziness and pride. They also promote the value of welcoming strangers, belonging and being respectful. Each proverb and story is accompanied by a short interpretation, and illustration.

Tumbuka Folktales
Tumbuka Folktales

Author: Shawa, Lester Brian

Publisher: Mzuni Press

Published: 2014-05-08

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 9990857032

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Tumbuka folktales are on the verge of extinction. If not recorded now, the loss would not only be the amusement they provide but chiefly lessons inherent. On the surface, they are simple narratives, however, subtly they evoke serious moral lessons that are very applicable to our everyday life today. This folklore collection is based on field research conducted by the authors in Citumbuka speaking areas of Mzimba and Rumphi districts in Nothern Malawi.

Tumbuka Folktales
Tumbuka Folktales

Author: Brian Shawa

Publisher: African Books Collective

Published: 2014-05-08

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 9990802513

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Tumbuka folktales are on the verge of extinction. If not recorded now, the loss would not only be the amusement they provide but chiefly lessons inherent. On the surface, they are simple narratives, however, subtly they evoke serious moral lessons that are very applicable to our everyday life today. This folklore collection is based on field research conducted by the authors in Citumbuka speaking areas of Mzimba and Rumphi districts in Nothern Malawi.

Oral Literature and Moral Education among the Lakeside Tonga of Northern Malawi
Oral Literature and Moral Education among the Lakeside Tonga of Northern Malawi

Author: David Mphande

Publisher: African Books Collective

Published: 2014-10-25

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 9990804044

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This is a book about the Tonga of Northern Malawi, sometimes called the Lakeshore Tonga to distinguish them from other ethnic groups with the same name further west in Central Africa. The Lakeshore Tonga were the first ethnic group to identify themselves with the Christian faith. The purpose of the research was to investigate the use of Tonga myths, folktales, proverbs and rituals for their role in Moral Education and assess and evaluate their contribution towards value formation for the youth. Each chapter in the book aims to discuss some ideas in the anthropology of religion and to illustrate them with specific case studies formed primarily through conversation with friends, both young and old, over some years.

An African Worldview
An African Worldview

Author: Ian D. Dicks

Publisher: African Books Collective

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13: 9990887519

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In this book Ian Dicks informs the reader about the ways in which the Yawo of Malawi view the world. The Yawo are predominantly Muslim, yet many maintain strong links with their traditional religion. They are a largely oral society, teaching and reinforcing their beliefs and practices using oral literature, which includes myths, proverbs, proverbial stories, songs of advice and prayers at various stages of the life cycle, particularly during initiation events. Ian Dicks describes in detail the Yawo's material world, customs, beliefs and rituals, and juxtaposes these with Yawo oral literature. He then examines them under six worldview categories, the result being a rich description of the way in which the Yawo see the world. This book is not an armchair study but has the feel of being written by an eyewitness, by someone who has had first-hand experience of the subject and who seeks to describe this in a manner which is sensitive to the Yawo and their culture.

A Practical Guide to Understanding Ciyawo
A Practical Guide to Understanding Ciyawo

Author: Ian Dicks

Publisher: African Books Collective

Published: 2010-06-01

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 9996025284

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A Practical Guide to Understanding Ciyawo has been developed over fourteen years and systematically explains for the novice the important aspects of Ciyawo grammar for effective communication. A practical grammar guide, the instruction is accessible, giving the basics of pronunciation, to building verb tenses, to ways of combining the different elements of the language in order to form sentences.

Religion and Culture in a Changing Malawi
Religion and Culture in a Changing Malawi

Author: Joseph Chakanza

Publisher: African Books Collective

Published: 2024-01-23

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 999606025X

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Joseph Chaphadzika Chakanza was born in 1943 at Mchacha Village, T.A. Malemia in Nsanje District where he grew up and discovered his vocation as a Catholic priest, being ordained in 1969. After studies for a Master's degree at the University of Aberdeen, he returned to Malawi and was appointed Lecturer in Religious Studies at Chancellor College, University of Malawi, in 1977. During the 1980s he took study leave to complete his DPhil in Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford. Thereafter he remained at Chancellor College until his retirement in 2007, serving for many years as the inspirational Head of the Department of Religious Studies. After retirement he embarked on a further period of teaching at the Catholic University of Malawi. His stature in the Catholic Church was recognised when he was made a Monsignor in June 2019. He died in his home diocese of Chikwawa in April 2020.

The Power of Oral Culture in Education
The Power of Oral Culture in Education

Author: Ardavan Eizadirad

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-03-03

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 3031185374

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This volume explores the importance of inter-generational oral culture and stories that transcend time, space, and boundaries transmitted historically from one generation to the next through proverbs, idioms, and folklore tales in different geographical and spatial contexts. These important stories and their embedded life lessons are introduced, explained, and supplemented with pre and post educational activities and lesson plans to be used as learning resources. The centering of orality as a tool and medium for educating the future generation is a reclamation and reaffirmation of Indigeneity, Indigenous knowledges. and non-hegemonic approaches to support students in a socio-culturally sustaining manner. Through this understanding, this book explores the interconnectedness between culture, traditions, language, and way of life through oral storytelling, sharing, and listening.