African oral literature
Subtitle: functions in contemporary contexts
By: edited by Russell H. Kaschula.
Contributors: Kaschula, Russell.
Publisher: New Africa Books
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Claremont, South Africa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
Subjects: Folk literature, African -- Congresses; Oral tradition -- Africa -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"The chapters in this collection derive from a conference held at the Centre for African Studies, University of Cape Town, in October 1998 ... It was also at this 3rd International Conference on Oral Literature in Africa that the International Society for Oral Literature in Africa (ISOLA) was inaugurated"--P. vii.