Violence, abuse and discrimination: key factors militating against control of HIV/AIDS among the LGBTI sector
- Dominic Targema Abaver, Elphina Nomabandla Cishe
- Authors: Dominic Targema Abaver , Elphina Nomabandla Cishe
- Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4225 , vital:44045
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- Authors: Dominic Targema Abaver , Elphina Nomabandla Cishe
- Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4225 , vital:44045
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UNPRECEDENTED ALKYLATION OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS BY BORON TRIFLUORIDE ETHERATE
- Jumbam, Ndze D, Maganga, Yamkela, Masamba, Wayiza, Mbunye, Nomthandazo I, Mgoqi, Esethu, Mtwa, Sphumusa
- Authors: Jumbam, Ndze D , Maganga, Yamkela , Masamba, Wayiza , Mbunye, Nomthandazo I , Mgoqi, Esethu , Mtwa, Sphumusa
- Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4264 , vital:44057
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- Authors: Jumbam, Ndze D , Maganga, Yamkela , Masamba, Wayiza , Mbunye, Nomthandazo I , Mgoqi, Esethu , Mtwa, Sphumusa
- Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4264 , vital:44057
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Twenty-four-hour oesophageal pH studies in rural Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
- Authors: E J Ndebia , A M Sammon
- Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4751 , vital:44186
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- Authors: E J Ndebia , A M Sammon
- Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4751 , vital:44186
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Turnover of benthic macroinvertebrates along the Mthatha River, Eastern Cape, South Africa: implications for water quality bio-monitoring using indicator species
- Augustine Niba, Selunathi Sakwe
- Authors: Augustine Niba , Selunathi Sakwe
- Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4272 , vital:44058
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- Authors: Augustine Niba , Selunathi Sakwe
- Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4272 , vital:44058
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The Role of T Helper 17 (Th17) and Regulatory T Cells (Treg) in the Pathogenesis of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis among HIV-Infected Women
- Teke Apalata, Benjamin Longo-Mbenza
- Authors: Teke Apalata , Benjamin Longo-Mbenza
- Date: 2020
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4363 , vital:44109
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- Authors: Teke Apalata , Benjamin Longo-Mbenza
- Date: 2020
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4363 , vital:44109
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The Interrelationship between oral literature and museum studies
- Authors: Enongene Mirabeau Sone
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: folklore; interrelationship; museum studies; oral literature
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/2696 , vital:42324
- Description: Oral literature and museums are intimately related to each other. While the former is an academic discipline, the latter is an institution. This article examines the historical background of the study of oral literature and the historical development of the museum so that the relationship between the two can be easily appreciated. The article argues that oral literature, as a form of folklore, can help to create good museums and that the museum, on the other hand, can contribute to the study of oral literature. This interrelationship, once appreciated by both oral literature scholars (folklorists) and museologists (museum scholars), will be of tremendous benefit to the study of oral literature as an academic discipline and to the development of more thematic museums, especially in Africa where oral literature is a dynamic aspect of societal life.
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- Authors: Enongene Mirabeau Sone
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: folklore; interrelationship; museum studies; oral literature
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/2696 , vital:42324
- Description: Oral literature and museums are intimately related to each other. While the former is an academic discipline, the latter is an institution. This article examines the historical background of the study of oral literature and the historical development of the museum so that the relationship between the two can be easily appreciated. The article argues that oral literature, as a form of folklore, can help to create good museums and that the museum, on the other hand, can contribute to the study of oral literature. This interrelationship, once appreciated by both oral literature scholars (folklorists) and museologists (museum scholars), will be of tremendous benefit to the study of oral literature as an academic discipline and to the development of more thematic museums, especially in Africa where oral literature is a dynamic aspect of societal life.
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The Folktale and Social Values in Traditional Africa
- Authors: Enongene Mirabeau Sone
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: folktales; social values; Africa; positive change; ethical behaviour
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/2704 , vital:42325
- Description: Africans, like people elsewhere in the world, have a set of values which they consider worthwhile and necessary for the preservation and wellbeing of their culture. In this way, it may be said that societal values are embodied in and communicated by its system of education and that the education that a society offers its youth reflects the sum total of what is held dear in that society. In many African societies, an important aspect of traditional education is concerned with teaching oral literature using folktales, riddles and proverbs which aim at moulding character and providing children with moral values like honesty, integrity, courage and solidarity. This paper examines the relevance of folktales to the promotion of social values in Africa by demonstrating how folktales can open a window of understanding to a community’s social norms, values, thoughts, concepts and ideas with a view to drawing implications for positive change. It is predicated on the assumption that African folktales, with a particular focus on Cameroon, promote social and ethical values, provide human understanding, facilitate the elimination of anti-social behaviour and help with social identity construction. The point is that folktales, as a form of oral literature, draw their material from the realities of society and hence reflect people’s values and worldview. As a result, folktales are often used as a vehicle for transmitting and preserving shared values and collective experience. The paper concludes by observing that despite the preponderance of modern means of entertainment in Africa, storytelling persists. Contemporary African folktales are imaginatively refined for the purpose of injecting new meanings, ideas and values, based on society’s contemporary experiences and relations.
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- Authors: Enongene Mirabeau Sone
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: folktales; social values; Africa; positive change; ethical behaviour
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/2704 , vital:42325
- Description: Africans, like people elsewhere in the world, have a set of values which they consider worthwhile and necessary for the preservation and wellbeing of their culture. In this way, it may be said that societal values are embodied in and communicated by its system of education and that the education that a society offers its youth reflects the sum total of what is held dear in that society. In many African societies, an important aspect of traditional education is concerned with teaching oral literature using folktales, riddles and proverbs which aim at moulding character and providing children with moral values like honesty, integrity, courage and solidarity. This paper examines the relevance of folktales to the promotion of social values in Africa by demonstrating how folktales can open a window of understanding to a community’s social norms, values, thoughts, concepts and ideas with a view to drawing implications for positive change. It is predicated on the assumption that African folktales, with a particular focus on Cameroon, promote social and ethical values, provide human understanding, facilitate the elimination of anti-social behaviour and help with social identity construction. The point is that folktales, as a form of oral literature, draw their material from the realities of society and hence reflect people’s values and worldview. As a result, folktales are often used as a vehicle for transmitting and preserving shared values and collective experience. The paper concludes by observing that despite the preponderance of modern means of entertainment in Africa, storytelling persists. Contemporary African folktales are imaginatively refined for the purpose of injecting new meanings, ideas and values, based on society’s contemporary experiences and relations.
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The Effects of AfCFTA on Food Security Sustainability: An Analysis of the Cereals Trade in the SADC Region
- Michael Takudzwa Pasara, Nolutho Diko
- Authors: Michael Takudzwa Pasara , Nolutho Diko
- Date: 2020
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4323 , vital:44103
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- Authors: Michael Takudzwa Pasara , Nolutho Diko
- Date: 2020
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4323 , vital:44103
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The association between HIV tri-therapy with the development of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus in a rural South African District: A case-control study
- Nokwanda E. Bam, Teke Apalata, Sikhumbuzo A. Mabunda, Jafta Ntsaba, Sibusiso C. Nomatshila, Wezile Chitha
- Authors: Nokwanda E. Bam , Teke Apalata , Sikhumbuzo A. Mabunda , Jafta Ntsaba , Sibusiso C. Nomatshila , Wezile Chitha
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4667 , vital:44155
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- Authors: Nokwanda E. Bam , Teke Apalata , Sikhumbuzo A. Mabunda , Jafta Ntsaba , Sibusiso C. Nomatshila , Wezile Chitha
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4667 , vital:44155
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Symbolism of place and cultural identity in Cameroon
- Authors: Enongene Mirabeau Sone
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Cameroon; symbolism; identity; place; literature; culture
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/2640 , vital:42306
- Description: Each society on earth uses essential symbols which resemble the key ideas, attitudes and values that unite its members. Places are key symbols of many cultures around the world that shape the social, economic, religious, political and psychological aspects of a people’s world view. Its study, therefore, is of primary significance in the systematic reconstruction of a people’s cultural and spiritual experience and provides us with a reliable means of information about different subcultural zones of many a tradition. Oceans, mountains, forests, grasslands, deserts, lakes and rivers form the word’s generalized natural areas. Cameroon is one of the few countries in Africa that has been blessed with all the five broad symbolic places. It is this ecological endowment that must have influenced the authorities to refer to Cameroon as ‘Africa in miniature’. In other words, Cameroon is a microcosm of Africa. Since the life and spirit of Cameroonians are invariably affected by the contrasts in the ecosystems, we intend in this article to demonstrate how a place like mountains can provide an indispensable resonance of symbolization in the cultural evolution of Cameroonians and how the influence of a particular ecosystem like the mountain can be used to establish, consolidate and propagate cultural identity in Cameroon. We shall examine the symbology of each of the major ecosystems briefly before concentrating on that of the mountain.
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- Authors: Enongene Mirabeau Sone
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Cameroon; symbolism; identity; place; literature; culture
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/2640 , vital:42306
- Description: Each society on earth uses essential symbols which resemble the key ideas, attitudes and values that unite its members. Places are key symbols of many cultures around the world that shape the social, economic, religious, political and psychological aspects of a people’s world view. Its study, therefore, is of primary significance in the systematic reconstruction of a people’s cultural and spiritual experience and provides us with a reliable means of information about different subcultural zones of many a tradition. Oceans, mountains, forests, grasslands, deserts, lakes and rivers form the word’s generalized natural areas. Cameroon is one of the few countries in Africa that has been blessed with all the five broad symbolic places. It is this ecological endowment that must have influenced the authorities to refer to Cameroon as ‘Africa in miniature’. In other words, Cameroon is a microcosm of Africa. Since the life and spirit of Cameroonians are invariably affected by the contrasts in the ecosystems, we intend in this article to demonstrate how a place like mountains can provide an indispensable resonance of symbolization in the cultural evolution of Cameroonians and how the influence of a particular ecosystem like the mountain can be used to establish, consolidate and propagate cultural identity in Cameroon. We shall examine the symbology of each of the major ecosystems briefly before concentrating on that of the mountain.
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Swazi oral literature, eco-culture and environmental apocalypse
- Authors: Enongene Mirabeau Sone
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Swazi oral literature; eco-culture; eco-literature; eco-criticism; environmental sustainability
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/2632 , vital:42302
- Description: The main objective of this paper is to show how oral literature is engaged by Swazis with regards to environmental sustainability. It demonstrates the relationship between nature and culture as reflected in Swazi oral literature and how indigenous knowledge embedded in this literature can be used to expand the concepts of eco-literature and eco-criticism. The paper argues that the indigenous environmental expertise among the Swazi people, encapsulated in their oral literature, can serve as a critical resource base for the process of developing a healthy environment. Furthermore, the paper contends that eco-criticism, which is essentially a Western concept, can benefit by drawing inspiration from the indigenous knowledge contained in Swazi culture and expressed in their oral literature. The paper concludes by recommending the need to strengthen traditional and customary knowledge and practices by protecting and recognizing the values of such systems in the conservation of biodiversity for sustainable development
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- Authors: Enongene Mirabeau Sone
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Swazi oral literature; eco-culture; eco-literature; eco-criticism; environmental sustainability
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/2632 , vital:42302
- Description: The main objective of this paper is to show how oral literature is engaged by Swazis with regards to environmental sustainability. It demonstrates the relationship between nature and culture as reflected in Swazi oral literature and how indigenous knowledge embedded in this literature can be used to expand the concepts of eco-literature and eco-criticism. The paper argues that the indigenous environmental expertise among the Swazi people, encapsulated in their oral literature, can serve as a critical resource base for the process of developing a healthy environment. Furthermore, the paper contends that eco-criticism, which is essentially a Western concept, can benefit by drawing inspiration from the indigenous knowledge contained in Swazi culture and expressed in their oral literature. The paper concludes by recommending the need to strengthen traditional and customary knowledge and practices by protecting and recognizing the values of such systems in the conservation of biodiversity for sustainable development
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Suitability of ‘Guidelines for Screening of Prosthetic Candidates: Lower Limb’ for the Eastern Cape, South Africa: A qualitative study
- Luphiwo L. Mduzana, Surona Visagie, Gubela Mji
- Authors: Luphiwo L. Mduzana , Surona Visagie , Gubela Mji
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4839 , vital:44289
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- Authors: Luphiwo L. Mduzana , Surona Visagie , Gubela Mji
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4839 , vital:44289
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Successful use of an improvised bubble CPAP device for severe respiratory distress caused by pulmonary tuberculosis
- Tabitha Nadishani Meyer, Dudley Meyera, Hans Jurgen Hendriksa
- Authors: Tabitha Nadishani Meyer , Dudley Meyera , Hans Jurgen Hendriksa
- Date: 2020
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4120 , vital:44027
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- Authors: Tabitha Nadishani Meyer , Dudley Meyera , Hans Jurgen Hendriksa
- Date: 2020
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4120 , vital:44027
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Successful use of an improvised bubble CPAP device for severe respiratory distress caused by pulmonary tuberculosis
- Tabitha Nadishani Meyer, Gareth Dudley Meyer, Hans Jurgen Hendriks
- Authors: Tabitha Nadishani Meyer , Gareth Dudley Meyer , Hans Jurgen Hendriks
- Date: 2020
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/3744 , vital:43942
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- Authors: Tabitha Nadishani Meyer , Gareth Dudley Meyer , Hans Jurgen Hendriks
- Date: 2020
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/3744 , vital:43942
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Studying a Tumor Growth Partial Differential Equation via the Black–Scholes Equation
- Winter Sinkala, Tembinkosi F. Nkalashe
- Authors: Winter Sinkala , Tembinkosi F. Nkalashe
- Date: 2020
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4551 , vital:44132
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- Authors: Winter Sinkala , Tembinkosi F. Nkalashe
- Date: 2020
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4551 , vital:44132
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Students’ understanding of geometry terminology through the lens of Van Hiele theory
- Jogymol Alex, Kuttikkattu J. Mammen
- Authors: Jogymol Alex , Kuttikkattu J. Mammen
- Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4703 , vital:44164
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- Authors: Jogymol Alex , Kuttikkattu J. Mammen
- Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4703 , vital:44164
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Southern African HIV Clinicians Society guidelines for antiretroviral therapy in adults: 2020 update
- Venter, Willem D F, Woods, Joana F, Rosie Burton, John M. Black, Graeme Meintjes, Natasha E.C.G. Davies, Gary Maartens, Sipho Dlamini, Jeremy Nel, Eric Hefer, Moeketsi T. Mathe, Mahomed-Yunus Moosa, Muhangwi B. Mulaudzi, Michelle Moorhouse, Jennifer Nash, Thandeka C. Nkonyane, Wolfgang Preiser, Mohammed S. Rassool, David Stead, Helen van der Plas, Cloete van Vuuren
- Authors: Venter, Willem D F , Woods, Joana F , Rosie Burton , John M. Black , Graeme Meintjes , Natasha E.C.G. Davies , Gary Maartens , Sipho Dlamini , Jeremy Nel , Eric Hefer , Moeketsi T. Mathe , Mahomed-Yunus Moosa , Muhangwi B. Mulaudzi , Michelle Moorhouse , Jennifer Nash , Thandeka C. Nkonyane , Wolfgang Preiser , Mohammed S. Rassool , David Stead , Helen van der Plas , Cloete van Vuuren
- Date: 2020
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4280 , vital:44078
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Southern African HIV Clinicians Society guidelines for antiretroviral therapy in adults: 2020 update
- Authors: Venter, Willem D F , Woods, Joana F , Rosie Burton , John M. Black , Graeme Meintjes , Natasha E.C.G. Davies , Gary Maartens , Sipho Dlamini , Jeremy Nel , Eric Hefer , Moeketsi T. Mathe , Mahomed-Yunus Moosa , Muhangwi B. Mulaudzi , Michelle Moorhouse , Jennifer Nash , Thandeka C. Nkonyane , Wolfgang Preiser , Mohammed S. Rassool , David Stead , Helen van der Plas , Cloete van Vuuren
- Date: 2020
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4280 , vital:44078
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Some Remarks on the Solution of Linearisable Second-Order Ordinary Differential Equations via Point Transformations
- Authors: Winter Sinkala
- Date: 2020
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4314 , vital:44091
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- Authors: Winter Sinkala
- Date: 2020
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4314 , vital:44091
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Risk factors and outcomes of acute kidney injury in South African critically ill adults: a prospective cohort study
- Ryan E. Aylward, Elizabeth van der Merwe, Sisa Pazi, Minette van Niekerk, Jason Ensor, Debbie Baker, Robert J. Freercks
- Authors: Ryan E. Aylward , Elizabeth van der Merwe , Sisa Pazi , Minette van Niekerk , Jason Ensor , Debbie Baker , Robert J. Freercks
- Date: 2019
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4465 , vital:44122
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- Authors: Ryan E. Aylward , Elizabeth van der Merwe , Sisa Pazi , Minette van Niekerk , Jason Ensor , Debbie Baker , Robert J. Freercks
- Date: 2019
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4465 , vital:44122
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Religious Poetry as a Vehicle for Social Control in Africa: The Case of Bakossi Incantatory Poetry
- Authors: Enongene Mirabeau Sone
- Date: 2011
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/2624 , vital:42301
- Description: Religious poetry is generally considered the fruit of a people’s long reflection on their relationship with their gods, with the ancestors, and with the partly seen and unseen universe. It is used to celebrate events in the life of the individual and the community, to express fellowship, and as a powerful means of communication. Thus, religious poetry is an integral element of a people’s heritage. In this paper, I intend to present some forms of religious poetry, which are found among the Bakossi people of Cameroon, in order to show how magically-oriented formulaic expressions are used in order to maintain adherence to the normative order of society. The point I intend to make is that the incantatory form of religious poetry, was, and still is, used among the Bakossi people of Cameroon, as well as in other parts of rural Africa in terms of individual and communal education.
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- Authors: Enongene Mirabeau Sone
- Date: 2011
- Language: English
- Type: Journal Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/2624 , vital:42301
- Description: Religious poetry is generally considered the fruit of a people’s long reflection on their relationship with their gods, with the ancestors, and with the partly seen and unseen universe. It is used to celebrate events in the life of the individual and the community, to express fellowship, and as a powerful means of communication. Thus, religious poetry is an integral element of a people’s heritage. In this paper, I intend to present some forms of religious poetry, which are found among the Bakossi people of Cameroon, in order to show how magically-oriented formulaic expressions are used in order to maintain adherence to the normative order of society. The point I intend to make is that the incantatory form of religious poetry, was, and still is, used among the Bakossi people of Cameroon, as well as in other parts of rural Africa in terms of individual and communal education.
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