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The contexts and functions of Igbo oral poetry

open access: yes, 2014
Poetry according to Egudu (1975) is in the first instance literature. Literature consists of a number of major genres and poetry is one of them. According to Finnegan (1977) “…the effect a piece of poetry is likely to have depends not on some permanent ...
Achebe, Nnamdi
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Islamic Feminism and Peacebuilding in Bangsamoro: Redefining Women's Empowerment Beyond Liberal Norms

open access: yesPeace &Change, Volume 51, Issue 3, Page 183-193, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines Islamic feminism as a culturally grounded framework for women's empowerment and peacebuilding in post‐conflict Bangsamoro, Philippines. Global empowerment frameworks tend to prioritize individual autonomy and universal gender equality but often overlook the sociocultural and religious contexts shaping women's lived ...
Haironesah Domado
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Collective Care and Rural Transitions: The Role of Empathy in Addressing Land Degradation

open access: yesSociologia Ruralis, Volume 66, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Land degradation in rural areas is often addressed through technical and economic measures, while the relational and emotional dimensions of governance remain underexplored. This study examines how empathy operates within participatory land governance, drawing on a participatory scenario planning (PSP) workshop conducted in the Târnava Mare ...
Ruxandra Malina Petrescu‐Mag   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oral and Written African Poetry and Poetics [PDF]

open access: yes
Examines the state of African poetry today, the continuing influence of Africas pioneer poets, todays new generation of poets, and their work in written poetry and in the spoken word, continuing oral indigenous traditions.Almost half a century after ALT ...

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Corrigendum: An acoustic study of vocal expression in two genres of Yoruba oral poetry

open access: yesFrontiers in Communication, 2023
Samuel K. Akinbo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Olinko Delorko collector of oral poetry in Dalmatia (Oral poetry within the Mediterranean and southern Slavic region)

open access: yes, 1992
U antologijama, zbirkama i interpretacijama usmene poezije, Olinko Delorko promatra usmenu liriku, poeziju prije svega preko književnih očitovanja u tekstu, ali ne zanemaruje folklor kao slojeviti proces i nastoji da ta slojevitost bude bar djelomično ...
Perić-Polonijo, Tanja   +1 more
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African Oral Literature as a Tool for National Development: An Examination of Tiv Oral Poetry

open access: yes, 2019
This paper surveys the significant contributions that African oral literature has made as a tool for national development. The presentation uses Tiv oral poetry as the major specimen for examination.
Kerekaa, Terlumun
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The Repetitive Verse: A Comparative Study in Homeric, South Slavic, and Ugaritic Poetry

open access: yesGreek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies, 2015
In South Slavic and probably in Ugaritic oral poetry, repetitive structures are frequently used to compose verses, but only rarely in the Homeric epics, which seem to be moving away from this oral compositional tool.
Daphne Baratz
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