From ritual to art : the aesthetics and cultural relevance of Igbo satire /

From ritual to art : the aesthetics and cultural relevance of Igbo satire /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Ohale, Christine Nwakego.
Imprint:	Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c2003.
Description:	xiii, 180 p. ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Igbo (African people) -- Nigeria -- Ihiala -- Folklore. Oral tradition -- Nigeria -- Ihiala. Satire -- Nigeria -- Ihiala. Women, Igbo -- Nigeria -- Ihiala -- Social life and customs. Igbo (African people) Manners and customs. Oral tradition. Satire. Satire, Igbo. Ihiala (Nigeria) -- Social life and customs. Nigeria -- Ihiala. Folklore.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5532103

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ISBN:	0761824855 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-175) and index.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Preface and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction
General Overview and Definition of Concepts
Concepts Related to Satire
Influence of Horace and Juvenal
Notes
Chapter 2. Review of Scholarship
Notes
Chapter 3. The People of Ihiala
The Cultural Attitude of the People of Ihiala
Notes
Chapter 4. Methodology: Method of Data Collection
Notes
Chapter 5. Predominant Themes of Ihiala Satire
Notes
Chapter 6. The Transformation and Performance of Ihiala Satire
The Performance
Notes
Chapter 7. Formal Traits in Ihiala Satire
Notes
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index