Critical essays on Dagaaba rhetoric /

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Author / Creator:	Naaeke, Anthony Y., 1964-
Imprint:	New York : Peter Lang, c2010.
Description:	118 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	American University studies. Series VII, Theology and religion, 0740-0446 ; v. 295 American university studies. Series VII, Theology and religion ; v. 295.
Subject:	Rhetoric -- Social aspects -- Ghana. Dagaare language -- Rhetoric. Discourse analysis, Narrative -- Ghana. Communication in community development -- Ghana. Dagaaba (African people) -- Religion. Dagaaba (African people) -- Social life and customs. Communication in community development. Dagaaba (African people) -- Religion. Discourse analysis, Narrative. Rhetoric -- Social aspects. Ghana.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7935802

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ISBN:	9781433106804 (clothbound : alk. paper) 1433106809 (clothbound : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Dagaaba of Ghana
Chapter 2. The Cultural Relevance of Myth: A Reader-Response Analysis of the Bagre Myth with Reference to the Role and Place of Women in the Dagaaba Society
Chapter 3. African Art and Persuasion: the Rhetoric of the Bera among the Dagaaba of Ghana
Chapter 4. Consolatory Rhetoric: Persuasion in Dagaaba Funeral Rituals and Symbolic Action
Chapter 5. Dismantling Fear and Establishing Ethos: Missionary Activity as Persuasion
Chapter 6. Breaking the Silence on Domestic Violence: Communication for Development in Northwestern Ghana
Chapter 7. Liberating the æMistressÆ in Africa: the Prophetic Role of Development Communication

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