Southern African Journal for Folklore Studies

Articles

• IsiXhosa Proverbs and Idioms as a Reflection of Indigenous Knowledge Systems and an Education Tool

  Andiswa Mvanyashe

  14 pages

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• Verbal Art and Identity Construct: A Study of Humour in the Songs and Poetry of the Ham of Nigeria

  Philip Hayab John, Marianna W. Visser

  17 pages

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• Existential Nihilism in Ignatius Mabasa’s Poetry: Implications for the Development of the Human Factor

  Charles Tembo, Dave Mutasa, Allan T. Maganga

  18 pages

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• “We Are Born Like That”: Unpacking an Indigenous African Cultural Practice as a Community Learning Place

  Zamo Hlela

  15 pages

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• Indigenous Narratives as Experimental Cinematic Texts in Nigerian Films

  Joshua Usman

  21 pages

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• Folklore: A Tool for the Enhancement of Intercultural Communication Competence

  M J Mafela

  12 pages

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• Taboos and Ideological Values of Ndebele Society

  Sanelisiwe Sayi

  10 pages

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• An Analysis of the Sesotho Folktale Kgubetswana Le Talane Using the Binary Opposition Approach

  Pule Phindane

  12 pages

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