Oral Literature of the Maasai
Kipuri, Naomi
Oral Literature of the Maasai offers an extensive collection of types of oral literature: oral narratives, proverbs, riddles, and a variety of songs for different occasions. The versions in this book were collected by the author from a specific Maasai community in Kajiado County of Kenya. The author listened to many of the narratives and participated in many proverb and riddle telling sessions as she grew up in her Ilbissil village of Kajiado ...