Muk nd
A New Form of Oral Luba Poetry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9250982 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Crispin Maalu-Bungi (corresponding author) |
| Translators | R H Mitsch |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 55-86 |
| Publication date | 2005-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Research in African Literatures (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-5210 • E-ISSN: 1527-2044 |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2979/ral.2005.36.4.55 |
| OpenAlex | W2105977683 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
The mukàndà/leetrè, a form of heroic Luba-Kasayi poetry that is of relatively recent origin, testifies to the vitality, dynamism, and the adaptive capability of oral literature. Contrary to indications in its name and the name given its producer—leetrè/mukàndà (letter), mubadi/mwedi wa mukàndà (reader, promoter of mukàndà)—this literary form is declaimed rather than read, before a participating public, by a male performer, at events that have their origin in the contact of the Luba/Kasayi with the West, especially First Communion, Ordination, graduation, and Holy Matrimony. During the performance, the poet holds a blank sheet of paper which he occasionally looks at in order to simulate a reading. Beyond the function of praise, the mukànda entertains and instructs
Art · Linguistics · Literature · Poetry · Praise · Social connectedness · African history and culture analysis · History · Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis · Philosophy · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2012 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |