Ignatius T Mabasa
Biographic Data
| ID | 7501661 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ignatius T Mabasa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ignatius T |
| FAMILY NAME | Mabasa |
| SIGNATURE | MABASA I T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Zimbabwe |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
(Re) Visiting and (Re) Constructing Meaning
Framed from an auto-ethnographic theoretical and conceptual point of entry, this paper intends to reflect on two Indigenous peoples’ folktales told by two raconteurs, Louis Bird, an elder and storyteller from the Swampy Cree Nation (Canada), and the author, who is an African (Shona) storyteller. The two tales are traditional and were handed down orally, which makes the date of their creation or context unknown. Yet, despite the huge geographical …
Chifunyise and the folktale as ideology and pedagogy
Writing is very recent in Zimbabwe, with the first Shona novel published in 1956. Before missionaries came with books and the practice of writing, indigenous people were a word of mouth people. They exploited folktales for values formation, education, communication and problem solving. Through folktales, they also researched and documented events. While folktales were affected by colonialism through the social changes that took place because of w…
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(Re) Visiting and (Re) Constructing Meaning
Framed from an auto-ethnographic theoretical and conceptual point of entry, this paper intends to reflect on two Indigenous peoples’ folktales told by two raconteurs, Louis Bird, an elder and storyteller from the Swampy Cree Nation (Canada), and the author, who is an African (Shona) storyteller. The two tales are traditional and were handed down orally, which makes the date of their creation or context unknown. Yet, despite the huge geographical …
Chifunyise and the folktale as ideology and pedagogy
Writing is very recent in Zimbabwe, with the first Shona novel published in 1956. Before missionaries came with books and the practice of writing, indigenous people were a word of mouth people. They exploited folktales for values formation, education, communication and problem solving. Through folktales, they also researched and documented events. While folktales were affected by colonialism through the social changes that took place because of w…
Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (1 work) · African cultural and philosophical studies (1 work) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (1 work) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Colonialism (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Gender Studies (1 work) · History (1 work) · Indigenous (1 work)