Old Wives' Tales Pbdirect

Life-stories from Ibibioland

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

Av Iris Andreski

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This volume is a collection of tales of life histories of 26 elderly women from Ibiboland. It obtains a first-hand record of the pattern of life and banishes the myth of primitivity of the African by illustrating the complexity of conversational language of peasants and market women.

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Utgivningsdatum2016-09-26
Mått156 x 234 x 13 mm
Vikt453 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge Library Editions: Folklore
Antal sidor192
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781138845572

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1. Introduction 2. The reluctant sorceress 3. The home daughter 4. The magic water-pot 5. A reprieved man’s daughter 6. A chief’s widow 7. The money-doubler’s widow 8. A village schoolmistress 9. A prosperous wife 10. A bitter woman 11. The barren wife 12. The widow bound by sorcery 13. A deaconess 14. The midwife’s tale 15. The hunter’s wife 16. The pawned daughter 17. A fortunate woman 18. The oldest inhabitant 19. A conservative 20. The twin who survived 21. The blind man’s wife 22. A happily-married woman 23. The slave’s daughter 24. A travelled woman 25. The witch’s great-grand-daughter 26. A lady member of Ekpo 27. A nursing sister