| Description |
1 online resource (345 pages) |
| Series |
Mzuni books ; no. 13 |
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Mzuni books ; no. 13.
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| Contents |
Chapter One. Oral traditional literature: a survey -- Chapter Two. The Tonga people and their culture -- Chapter Three. Forms and nature of Tonga oral literature -- Chapter Four. Tonga rituals and their influence on moral education -- Chapter Five. Influence of Christianty and Islam on Tonga culture -- Chapter Six. Anthology of Tonga myths and folktales -- Chapter Seven. An anthology of Tonga proverbs -- Conclusion -- Recommendations for application -- Additional Tonga proverbs for study and reflection |
| Summary |
"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"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Tonga (Zambezi people) -- Malawi -- Folklore
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Tonga (Zambezi people) -- Education -- Malawi
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Tonga (Zambezi people)
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Malawi
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| Genre/Form |
Folklore
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789990804041 |
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9990804044 |
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