Storytelling in Northern Zambia : Theory, Method, Practice and Other Necessary Fictions.
- 1 online resource (296 pages)
- World Oral Literature Series ; v.3 .
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Audio-Visual Resources -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- I. Writing Oral Narrative: The Role of Description and Self in Recording Living Traditions -- II. The Tabwa Context: Mature Shifting of Frames and Adolescent Assertion -- III. Chiefs, Tricksters and Catholics: Bemba Tales and Orations -- IV. Bisa Storytelling: The Politics of Hunting, Beer-Drinks, and Elvis -- V. Telling Tales While Keeping Secrets: Two Lunda Storytelling Sessions -- VI. Stories on Demand: A Performance Session Among the Bwile -- VII. Conclusions: Lessons from Frozen Moments -- Works Cited -- Index -- Back Cover.