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 other parts of Africa and beyond. ChiShona and isiNdebele, the two main African languages spoken in Zimbabwe, exhibit rich forms and performative practices of praise poetry that will be discussed in this contribution.
Authors
- Andrea Hollington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7238-403X)
Institutions
- University of Cologne (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Universitäts- und Stadtbibliothek Köln
- Published
- 2026-07-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18716/ojs/the_mouth.12448
- Primary Topic
- African studies and sociopolitical issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00