Stars and Keys: Folktales and Creolization in the Indian OceanIn Stars and Keys: Folktales and Creolization in the Southwest Indian Ocean, Lee Haring introduces readers to the rich folklore traditions of the islands of the southwest Indian Ocean. The culture of Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Réunion, and the Comoros is a unique blend of traditions that have been brought from Africa, South Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. The folktales from these islands reflect the diversity of this culture and provide a rare opportunity to observe the fluidity of traditions and the process of creolization. Haring presents the tales in a uniquely innovative style: he interrupts the text as if he were reading aloud and directly addresses the reader. His words and those of the storytellers are clearly distinguished, making this folktale collection useful to a wide range of readers and scholars. |
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... Malagasy culture as an amal- gam . Even the narrative form of Tinaimbuati is a hybrid , as leaky as the basket he hands to God , produced out of the succession of productive sys- tems which is Malagasy history . Genres leak ; that is ...
... Malagasy story , which is worth a momentary digression ( Dahle 170-78 ; Dahle et al . 186-95 ; Sibree , “ Malagasy Folk - Tales " 129-32 ; “ Voatovo " ; Renel , Contes 1 : 209-14 ) . In a Bara version , he has only a head and neck ...
... Malagasy and European traditions . When the Malagasy water - princess Ranoro turns up in Seychelles , she is again the answer to poverty , not as a prospective wife or mother , but only as a donor of foreign aid . 68. THE QUEEN OF THE ...
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Land of the ManEating Tree | 1 |
THE BIRDS Choose a KING | 12 |
THE ORIGIN OF WOOD SCULPTURE | 18 |
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