David R Welch
Biographic Data
| ID | 10909706 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David R Welch |
| GIVEN NAMES | David R |
| FAMILY NAME | Welch |
| SIGNATURE | WELCH D R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ramapo College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Ritual Intonation of Yoruba Praise-Poetry (Oríkì)
Among the Yoruba people of S. W. Nigeria, there are innumerable poetic genres, or manners of intonation, rigidly prescribed by ritual convention (labelled simply “chant” in the West). Some of these genres—notably Ijálá and Rárà—have already been treated by scholars at the textual and/or linguistic levels. Śangó praise-poetry has hitherto received attention only from the literary standpoint. In a recent classification of indigenous poetic genres (…
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Ritual Intonation of Yoruba Praise-Poetry (Oríkì)
Among the Yoruba people of S. W. Nigeria, there are innumerable poetic genres, or manners of intonation, rigidly prescribed by ritual convention (labelled simply “chant” in the West). Some of these genres—notably Ijálá and Rárà—have already been treated by scholars at the textual and/or linguistic levels. Śangó praise-poetry has hitherto received attention only from the literary standpoint. In a recent classification of indigenous poetic genres (…
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