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The Mwindo Epic from the Banyanga
Daniel Biebuyck, Kahombo C. Mateene, Daniel Biebuyck, Kahombo C. Mateene
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The Mwindo Epic from the Banyanga
Daniel Biebuyck, Kahombo C. Mateene, Daniel Biebuyck, Kahombo C. Mateene
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A dynamic translation of the timeless African epic.
The feats of the hero Mwindo are glorified in this epic work, sung and narrated in a Bantu language and acted out by a member of the Nyanga tribe in the remote forest regions of what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Beautifully structured and richly poetic, the epic is in prose form, interspersed with song and proverbs in verse. As an example of the classic tradition of oral folk literature, the tale provides profound insights into the social structure, values, and cosmology of this African people.
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Aardvark, 13, 21, 26â27 passim, 99 and n. 190, 100 n. 193. See also Munundu; Ntumba
Ablution ceremonies, 61 n. 103, 80 n. 154
Adze, 23, 54 and n. 68, 82. See also Mwindo, magical possessions of
Affinal relationships, 5, 13, 15, 39 n. 1, 42 nn. 16 and 19, 47, 48 n. 40, 66 n. 110, 124 n. 247, 137 and n. 279. See also Marriage
Agnatic relatives, 3, 4, 11
Agriculture, 2â3, 33, 77, 84, 93 and n. 181, 94 and n. 183, 97, 105 n. 206, 113 n. 220, 114, 140â141 n. 286. See also Banana; Economy; Technology
Ancestors, 4, 5, 9
Animals, 17, 18, 21, 25, 30, 80, 85, 115 n. 226, 121 n. 239, 125 n. 251, 136, aquatic, 63; domestic, 115 n. 226; dramatis personae, 9, 13, 20; of the forest, 134, 139; little, of the forest, 139; of the river, 139; sacred, 9, 99 n. 190; of the village, 134, 139. See also Aardvark; Antelope; Bats; Birds; Boar, wild; Buffalo; Bush baby; Cattle; Chimpanzee; Dogs; Elephant; Fish; Genet; Goats; Gorilla; Hedgehog; Insects; Kasengeri; KihukĂĄ; Leopard; Monkey; Muhangu-animal; Otter; Pig; Sheep; Snail; Snake; Squirrel, flying; Turtle
Anointment, 125 and n. 249
Antelope, 5, 9, 11, 21; bongo, 43 and n. 18; Duiker, 9; mukaka, 55 and n. 78
Aphorisms, 6
Apostrophe, meaning of, 34
Apothegms, 137 n. 277
Armlets, 13, 123 nn. 242 and 243
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