Storytelling in Northern Zambia : Theory, Method, Practice and Other Necessary Fictions

• Main Author: Robert Cancel (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Open Book Publishers
• Subjects: Humanities; storytelling; folklore; oral literature; oral tradition; African folklore studies
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Storytelling plays an important part in the vibrant cultural life of Zambia and in many other communities across Africa. This innovative book provides a collection and analysis of oral narrative traditions as practiced by five Bembaspeaking ethnic groups in Zambia. The integration of newly digitalis...