The Major Themes and Motifs of Southern Agaw Folktales
| dc.contributor.advisor | R.., L.( Prof.) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mengistu, Meleakneh | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-19T07:33:53Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-09T04:05:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-10-19T07:33:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-09T04:05:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1990-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In a heterogenous society like ours, the dominant culture naturally exerts its influence over the others directly or indirectly. Amharisation has hence drastically affected the numerous nationalities of the country chief amongst wham are the Southern Agaws. As a result of this unchecked process of assimilation which emerged by the end of the 15th - century, their traditional oral treasures and the language are in the process of dying out. It then becomes imperative that attempts either to revive the language or to record, study and preserve their oral treasures for reasons of historical, cultural and literary significance should be made before they disappear altogether. The purpose of the study was thus to record some of the Southern Agaw folktales and examine their socia-cultural significance through a thematic analysis as well as to detennine their major motifs. The study has three main divisions. The first part which runs from chapter one to chapter three lays the foundation for the study by describing the purpose and the scope of the study, the magnitude of the problem and the Socia-Historical background of the .Ag~~ in general and that of the Southern .Agaws in particular. Area of the study, methods of data collection and classification, the definition of terms used and an etyrrological explanation have also been included here. The second part which constitutes chapters IV and V, deals with a descriptive analysis of the selected tales. In chapter IV, abrief description of each tale or that of a group of tales as the case ffi'ly be, is given after which the major themes they errbody are pointed out, In chapte r V, an attempt has been ~ade to bring forth the major motifs of Southern Aga# folkta l es, This part has many di visions and subdivisi()ns since the bulk of the work occurs here, The third part, the conclution, recaptulates the significant therres and motifs observe in the ana l ysis and draws their significance in the Southern Agaw socia-cultural milieu. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/28236 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Major Themes and Motifs | en_US |
| dc.title | The Major Themes and Motifs of Southern Agaw Folktales | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |