The Mwindo Epic from the Banyanga
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The Mwindo Epic from the Banyanga

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The Mwindo Epic from the Banyanga

About this book

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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Information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9780520379800
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9780520384637
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Cultural & Social Anthropology
Index
Literature

INDEX

Aardvark, 13, 21, 26–27 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, 2–3, 33, 77, 84, 93 and n. 181, 94 and n. 183, 97, 105 n. 206, 113 n. 220, 114, 140–141 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; Kihuká; 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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Table of contents

  1. Title
  2. Copyright
  3. Preface
  4. Contents
  5. Epigraph
  6. Introduction
  7. The Mwindo Epic
  8. Notes
  9. Index

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