Analysis Of Heroic Recitals (FUKKERA) of North Gondar With Special Focus on Tegede and Armaciho Woredas
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2009-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The principal aim of this study was to analyze the major themes of heroic recitals
ifukkera) of Tegede and Armaciho woredas of North Gondar zone. In due course,
however, identification of the occasions and functions of heroic recitals have also been
made. The study utilizes primary and secondary sources for data collection. The
instruments that are mainly used to collect the data are interview, observation, and
previously recorded audio and video records.
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The study found out that the major occasions where poets compose heroic recitals are
successful kill of big games, warfare, public festivals (gatherings), and funerals of hero.
The study have also identified that heroic recitals function as preserver of the local
history, as inspirational instrument for the community to maintain the conventional
manners in the society, as entertainment, and as a means to agitate the feeling of the
warriors to war. Finally, in the thematic analysis, the study revealed that the themes of
hard work, bravery, patriotism, generosity, and danger as the most recurring ones.
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Heroic Recitals