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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page
Abstract
Contents
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of
the study
1.1.1 Religion
1.1.2 Marriage
1.1.3 Eduction
1.2 Statement of
the problem
1.3 Aim and objectives
1.4 Justification
for the study
1.5 Scope and
delimitations
1.6 Methodology
1.7 Literature
review
1.8 Theoretical
framework
CHAPTER TWO: FORM AND FUNCTIONS OF MOROA
FOLKTALES
2.1 Forms of moroa
folktales
2.2 Functions of
moroa folktales
2.3 Themes
2.4 Classificationmoroa
stories
2.4.1 Stories about
people
2.4.2 Stories about
people, animal, and monster
2.4.3 Animal stories
2.4.4 Riddles
2.4.5 Song stories
2.5 Themes of
morality
2.5.1 Themes of
justice
2.5.2 Theme of power
2.5.3 Theme of injustice
AESTHETIC VALUES AND OTHER FUNCTIONS OF MOROA FOLKTALES
CHAPTER THREE: NARRATORS AND AUDIENCE
3.1 Narrator
3.2 Audience
3.3 Setting and
plot
3.4 Time and venue
3.5 The opening and closing convention
CHAPTER FOUR: CHANGES IN MOROA FOLKTALES AND FOLKTELLING
4.1 Education
4.2 Social life
4.3 Modernisation
and moroa folktales
4.3.1 Economy
4.3.2 Religion
4.3.3 Agriculture
4.3.4 Architecture
4. 3. 5 Transportation
4.3.6 Medical treatment
CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSION
5.1 conclusion
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ABSTRACT
The research tittled, “AFunctional Analysis of Moroa
Folktales”provides insights into the status and nature of African traditional
oral art as a literary form for aesthetic and educational purposes. The study
revolves around the collection, analysis and the functional analysis of
folktales among the Moroa in Kaduna state.Attention is paid to language,
culture, literature and their importance as markers of Moroa identity and self-perpetuation.Using
the functionalist paradigm, the work focuses on the nature, form and functions
of Moroa folktales, emphasizing their relationship with the society. For the
appreciation of the values of folktales among the Moroa, the work also analyse the
thematic dimensions of the stories. As an aspect of contemporary cultural
studies and in the light of contemporary academic interest in orality and
literacy, the work also examines the relationship between folktales in Moroa
and the intricate matrix of modernization. The dissertation is divided into
five chapters. Chapter one serves as the introduction and it concludes
discussions in the general and conceptual background to the work, the
theoretical framework adopted and a review of related literature. Chapter two
provides a description of the form and function of Moroa folktales. Chapter
three considers the Perfomer and audiences, time and setting, and how
modernization has affected folktelling among the Moroa. . Chapter five is the
conclusion which summaries the work.
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
Over time, human beings have used different medium in
educating, entertaining and communicating with space and time. This they have
done through wood and stone, parchment and paper, fire and smoke, folktales and
songs, riddles and dance. As new media was created, the old ones have become
relegated to the background, even though not completely abandon.Folklore still
remains an important medium in the society. Although it is not given much
attention, it has contributed in the shaping and instilling of morals. Folklore
consists of a variety of forms. The forms include folk theatre, puppetry,
folktales, dance, riddles and songs. They have served as vehicles of education
and entertainment. “Encyclopedia of Social Sciences” (2004) defines folklore as
a metacultural category”… and as a body of expressive culture including tales,
music, dance, legend, oral history, proverbs and superstitions, common to a
particular population that comprise the tradition of that culture, subculture
or group….” Ranganath (1975) asserts that folklore are “living expressions of
the lifestyle and culture of a people, evolved through the years… reiterate the
origin and nurturing of the folk channels in, and by the richness of the
indigenous culture”.
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