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Title: | Women and Words | Authors: | Adan, Amina H. | Discipline: | Center for Somali Studies List of Subjects::Literature::poetry Xoghayaha Xarunta Cilmibaarista Soomaaliyeed::Suugaan::maanso Soggettario Centro Studi Somalo::LETTERATURA::Poesia |
Keywords: | poetry women female poems song literature kebed maanso haween maanso haween hees suugaan kebed poesia donne poesie femminili canzone letteratura kebed |
Issue Date: | 1983 | Publisher: | Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies (UCLA) | Type: | article | Journal: | Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies | Call Number: | Originale conservato presso il Centro Studi Somali (http://host.uniroma3.it/centri/CentroStudiSomali/index.php) | Pages: | 115-142 | Abstract: | Poetry is the Somali's most valuable artistic expression, and women are generally excluded from it. However, Somali women compose some types of poetry. This article describes the different genres of poems and songs composed by women in the nomadic Somal society, their features and their social value. The picture depicted by Somali poets about women is also analyzed, so as the role women play in nomadic household. Qoraalkaani wuxuu ka hadlayaa maansada kala duwan ee ay tiriyaan haweenka raacatada soomaaliyeed, gaar ahaan astaamaha u gaarka ah iyo waxtarkooda bulshadeed. La poesia è l'espressione artistica più preziosa della cultura somala e le donne ne sono generalmente escluse. Ciò nonostante, le donne somale compongono alcuni tipi di poesie. Questo articolo descrive i differenti generi di poesia e di canzoni composte dalle donne nella società nomade somala, le loro caratteristiche e il loro valore sociale. Vengono poi analizzati la figura della donna nella letteratura maschile e il ruolo che la donna ricopre nella famiglia nomade. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2307/3982 | Rights: | http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/8ss7h3z7 | Language: | en |
Appears in Collections: | Articoli - Maqaallo - Articles |
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