Subjects: “…Oral traditions…”
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Subjects: “…Oral tradition…”
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Subjects: “…Zimbabwe, Theatre, Performance, Oral tradition, Orature…”
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Subjects: “…Oral tradition, Modern/contemporary plays, Culture, philosophy, Oralart forms…”
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“…The ontological and cosmological dimensions of African oral traditions provide the cultural humus that continues to feed the narrative structures of most African films. …”
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Subjects: “…African oral traditional…”
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“…It is against this same note that the philosophies that are being transmitted to children in two different pre-schools used through the oral tradition may not be the same hence imparting different beliefs. …”
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“… What is the relevance and the implications of teaching contemporary oral traditions at universities and other institutions of learning? …”
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“…These groups have been accredited to as the terrace builders of the complex but however this has been mostly perpetuated on the basis of incomplete archaeological inquiry and oral traditions. Such a scenario is the case of the Saunyama where archaeologists and historians have developed the archaeological identity of the Saunyama in relation to the Nyanga complex on the basis of incomplete archaeological enquiry and oral traditions hence their accounts remain hazy and fragmented. …”
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“…Almost everyday, life is insupportable if events like bereavement are not perceived distinctively in form of language of oral traditions.Understanding past oral traditions and present dynamic experiences of the bereavement register and what brings the inherent changes is crucial to the broader African society at large and the Zimbabwean one in particular. …”
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“…During the years that Ndau was regarded as a Shona dialect it occupied the most peripheral position and its oral traditions were equally marginalized. This writer posits that in Ndau folklore there is a type of folktale that served to conscientize Ndau people about their historical circumstances for the sake of their safety and security. …”
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“…The concern is thus, that, the proverb reflects the dynamism of oral traditions in which it is intertwined.…”
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“…The war of national liberation was tortuous, fearful and brought much suffering to the generality of the people. Usage of oral traditions and performing arts such as song, dance and pungwe, being theatre and pedagogy of the oppressed people, were a collective creation of the impoverished masses, improvised around a political storyline Through pungwe, which is the theatre of liberation, the war literature manages to min or the courageous spirit of the struggling masses where peasants had an opportunity to express their hopes and fears, ask questions, have concerns and ideas from their own perspective and answers to their questions being provided by the cadres (Kidd in Boeren and Espkamp, 1992:136). …”
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“…It will be argued here that Africans should be mindful of their oral traditions for this enables them to have a proper direction and be active participants in their own history. …”
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“…The study drew insights from a broad evidentiary base that includes oral traditions, archival sources and secondary material. …”
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