Some Cultural Elements As Reflected In Somali Folktales

This study has three main divisionso The first part whichrnruns from chapter one to six lays the foundation for uhe study byrndescribing the purpose of the study, the Somali people, theirrnlanguage, culture and economyo The area of study, the methodologyrnused, transcription and a brief introduction to oral literature inrnSomali culture are also given in this part.rnThe second part deals with description and analysis of therntales selectedo Here, a brief description of each tale, or thatrnof a group of tales is given, and then, the cultural elements itrn(they) embodies are pointed out through a thematic analysiso Thisrnpart is where the bulk of the work is, and it has several subdivisions.rnThe third part is the conclusion, which sums up significantrnelements observed in the analysis, and also attempts to point outrnthe implications of some of the cultural values to the modernrnconcepts of education and national integrationornEighty-two teales selected for this study are entered in thernappendixo

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