Oral Literature and Moral Education among the Lakeside Tonga of Northern Malawi

This is a book about the Tonga of Northern Malawi, sometimes called the Lakeshore Tonga to distinguish them from other ethnic groups with the same name further west in Central Africa. The Lakeshore Tonga were the first ethnic group to identify themselves with the Christian faith. The purpose of the research was to investigate the use of Tonga myths, folktales, proverbs and rituals for their role in Moral Education and assess and evaluate their contribution towards value formation for the youth. Each chapter in the book aims to discuss some ideas in the anthropology of religion and to illustrate them with specific case studies formed primarily through conversation with friends, both young and old, over some years.

Author: David Mphande
Publisher: Mzuni Press
Published: 10/25/2014
Pages: 346
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.72d
ISBN13: 9789990802443
ISBN10: 9990802440
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Folklore & Mythology
- Social Science | Anthropology | Cultural & Social

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