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McElroy Colleen J |
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Over the lip of the world : among the storytellers of Madagascar / / Colleen J. McElroy |
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Seattle, Wa. : , : University of Washington Press, , 1999 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxxiv, 216 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
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Collana |
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Samuel and Althea Stroum Books |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Storytelling |
Oral tradition |
Mythology, Malagasy |
Storytelling - Madagascar |
Oral tradition - Madagascar |
Madagascar |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"A Samuel and Althea Stroum book." |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover ; Title ; Copyright ; Contents ; Illustrations; Introduction; The Tapestry of Languages in Translation; Selected Bibliography; I: AND ALL THE TOWNS BETWEEN; How Stories Carne to Be: Three Views; ""Origins of Myths,"" Alphonse Raharison; ""Tapasiry-Tales from the South,"" Aurelien de Moussa Behavira; ""The Oral Tradition,"" Ernest Rakotosalama; II: UNDER SOUTHERN SKIES: MEMOIRS OF TOLIARA; ""Papango Fito Loha: Seven-headed Hawk""; ""Just Head""; ""Babaky-Squash Boy""; III: TRAFFIC IN SALT COUNTRY; ""The Three Brothers""; ""Two Girls and the Old Woman""; ""Rafaravavy and Randrianoro"" |
IV: SPIRITS OF WATER, SPIRITS OF LAKES""The Legend of Tritriva""; ""Rafara-Girl of the Waters""; V: ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS; ""Raharinora and Randriantsara""; ""Faralahy Mahery: Strong Youngest Son""; ""Ravolamamba and Tsaramiamby""; VI: PEOPLE OF THE HIGHLANDS; PEOPLE OF THE LONG VALLEYS; PEOPLE OF THE THORNS; ""It Was There But Goes By Quickly"" (hiragasy); ""Moonlight,"" poem by Mme. Madeline; ""Water: The Source of Life,"" poem by Mme. Madeline; ""The Way to Say Farewell,"" poem by M. Ernest; ""Each Day Now Breaks,"" poem by M. Rado; ""Afrika!"" poem by M. Rado |
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""Maliciousness,"" poem by M. Rado""Nostalgia,"" poem by M. Rado; VII: TURNING THE BONES; ""Andriananahary (Zanahary) sy Andriantompo: The Lord Who Creates and the Lord Who Owns""; VIII: THE LIGHT STILL SHINES TOMORROW; ""The Rite of Bathing the King""; ""Jadan'Ikoto""; ""Jaotombo, the Fisherman""; IX: ONLY THE SEA BEYOND; ""Betombokoantsoro: The Monster""; Index; Plate Sections |
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