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Oral tradition

The camel in Somali oral traditions

Upphovspersoner: Xange, Axmed Arten | Abokar, Axmed Cali
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Mogadishu : Somali Academy of Sciences and Arts; Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1987
Ämnesord: Somalia, East Africa, Somali language, Camels, Livestock, Anthropology, Social and cultural anthropology, Fiction, Oral tradition, Folk literature, Social anthropology/ethnography, Socialantrolopologi/etnografi
The relationship between the camel and the Somali people has traditionally been reflected in Somalia's oral literary forms: Poems, proverbs, work songs, metaphores and tales of wisdom. The author has gathered countless references to camels from these Somali traditions.