Heroic and praise poetry in South Africa

Some recurrent structures in Shona praise poetry

Ritual Intonation of Yoruba Praise-Poetry (Oríkì)

Among the Yoruba people of S. W. Nigeria, there are innumerable poetic genres, or manners of intonat

The Image of the Woman in Ịjọ Praise Poetry

Over the years, scholars have shown considerable interest in how women are portrayed in African oral

The emergence of praise-poetry recitation in the Ịjọ community

Chronotopes of the (Post-) Colonial Condition in Otjiherero Praise Poetry

Praise poetry in Zimbabwe: Forms, contexts and ritual communication in chiShona and isiNdebele

Praise poetry is a well-known and culturally significant form of oral literature in Zimbabwe and oth