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This study aims to analysing the exclusively phraseological occurrency of some adjectives taken from German. This phenomenon reffers to the isolation of words and lexical forms out of linguistical and extralinguistical causes, in phraseological sintagmas. Firstly, we will briefly present the main directions in the research of this isolated lexemes. Then, we will analyse the linguistical features specific to these linguistical facts, using as exemples some of the German adjectives.
The Transylvanian-Saxon Dictionary (SSWB) documents the general thesaurus of the Transylvanian Saxons by means of meaningful idiomatic samples. In addition there are certified documents of Transylvanian sources of the German language from the mid 13th to mid 10th century, which are of relevance for the idiomatic influence upon the literary German written language in Transylvania or the history of the German language. From this point of view some lexemes are absorbed into the dictionary, which refer to established legal agreements and mandatory services pertaining to a specific time period. The case studies in the following article are documented sources, extracted from the SSWB and the Transylvanian vernacular literature.
Banater Schnitten, Pariser Stangen, Russische Elegante : zur Reichweite siebenbürgischer Kochrezepte
(2014)
The present paper analyses the gastronomic terms with geographical components, which appear especially in the German cooking books, characteristic for the 19th and 20th century from Transylvania. The linguistic analysis (phonology, morpho-syntax, and semantics) and the pragmatics of these terms help us to reflect the economic, historical and cultural realities of those times; the interethnic interferences from the gastronomic field are as profound as those from the cultural and linguistic field are.
The following article analys the perception of th famous character Till Eulenspiegel (Howleglas) in Romania, mostly focusing on „Întâmplãrile ºi faptele de pominã ale nãzdrãvanului Til Buhoglindã”, retold by Al. Alexianu. His fame was currently brought by the numerous translations, in 280 languages. The first complete Romanian translation was published in 1840, in Braºov. The book represented a major success towards the Romanian audience, following other editions being published (1848, 1856, 1858, etc.). The 43 tales chosen in the 1970s edition are focused on Till Eulenspiegels-character (translated in Romanian as Til Buhoglindã), revealing his complex personality, as well as his amuzing and educational side.
Der Beitrag widmet sich einem ausgewählten Bereich öffentlicher Pressesprache, wobei strukturelle, semantische und pragmatische Besonderheiten der sogenannten hölzernen Sprache in der deutschsprachigen Zeitung Neuer Weg (NW) aus Rumänien exemplarisch am Beispiel von Beileidstelegrammen zum Ableben der kommunistischen Führer Josef Wissarionowitsch Stalin und Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1953 bzw.1965) erfasst werden sollen. Mit der Darstellung von Formulierungspräferenzen in einer ausgewählten Textsorte der öffentlichen schriftlichen Kommunikationspraxis und der Analyse dieses soziokulturell geprägten Sprachgebrauchs hinaus sollen auch die sozial-historischen Bedingungen, die für das Auftauchen der Ausdrucksformen der hölzernen Sprache förderlich waren, eruiert werden.
Mathilde Roth belongs to a small group of Transylvanian ladies who, by the end of the 19th century, benefitted by the relative opening of the Transylvanian Saxon society, which permitted women to embrace a profession. The gifted young woman followed her vocation and studied for several years painting in Vienna and Munich, being in the aftermath active for almost a decade in her native city, Sibiu/Hermannstadt, where she exhibited paintings, organized Christmas exhibitions and gave art lessons. After her marriage, Mathilde left Transylvania in 1910 and settled in Zurich. Being also a gifted writer, she contributed travel reports to different periodicals. The paper aims at presenting the almost forgotten artist both, as a painter and as a writer.
„[I]m Fegefeuer von Diktaturen“. Die Darstellung arabischer Diktaturen im Prosawerk von Abbas Khider
(2014)
This article deals with the works of the Iraqi writer Abbas Khider who lives in Germany. His works revolve around a major topic, namely, the life of the ordinary Arab citizen under dictatorship. In all Arab countries, dictatorship has been able to set up and update a new cultural fashion based on oppression and persecution, looking man down and depriving him of his freedom.
Our writer has suffered so much from dictatorship which pushed him to live in delinquency from one country to the other. Building on this, the article is attempting through linking the author’s autobiography to the major events and characters of his works to point to the nature of the Arab dictatorship dominating in the Arab world before the Arab Spring which would contribute to understanding the works of Khider and identify their real content.
The aim of the present paper is to show how intertextuality and poetological reflection are interrelated in Josef Winkler’s later works (starting with the short novel Natura morta published in 2001). After a short presentation of the author, the main motifs of his novels and his specific prose style which draws on mannerist tropes in order to distance itself from mimetic, realistic narrative, the paper offers a brief overview of the different types of intertextuality Winkler makes use of in his writing. The last part of the paper focuses on a short chapter from the novel Leichnam, seine Familie belauernd (2003), analyzing the intertextual references to Jean Genet in both their (auto)biographical and narratological dimension.
The title Grenzfall of this crime novel is based on a pun because it means in German both “borderline case” and “border incident”. The novel refers to an incident at the border between Poland and Germany, that really happened in 1992, when two Roma from Romania were shot in strange circumstances. Kröger continues in her fiction the film script that she had written for the documentary Revision, produced in 2012, 10 years after the incident. The crime novel tries to reveal the causes that led to the violent death of the two, to disclose why German police investigations were so superficial, to present what effects all this had on the families of the two dead men, and what regional and ethnic stereotypes dominate the thinking of those involved in the action.
The paper aims at the discussion of some major aspects of postmodern theatre from the vantage point of actual staging and performing. Theatre should be regarded as the result of varied cross-cultural, intermedial and intertextual elements merged into a hybrid art form. The paper illustrates my statements by referring to the theatrical activity of the German language players known as DUO BASTET from Braºov and some of their adaptations.
The research objective of the present article is the book Der heilige Teufel [The Holy Devil], written in the field of cultural history by the Romanian German language author Renë Fülöp Miller, published in 1927 and very well received at the time. Important contemporary voices, for instance Th. Mann, ranked it next to fictional works. Taking into consideration postmodern viewpoints, according to which reality and fiction have become impossible to distinguish and interchangeable, it may be concluded that Miller’s work, in spite of its cultural-historical content, is a historical narrative, its style being subordinated to „documentary fiction”. The depiction of reality is a possible one; Russia’s image during Rasputin’s time is a probable one.
The present paper deals with inter- and hypertextual relations between two unpublished elegies of the Romanian poet of German origin Anemone Latzina and R M. Rilke’s Duino Elegies. The research aims at uncovering the importance of Rilke as an author of the German Modernity in times of dictatorship, as Rilke’s texts provided trust, hope, courage and strength. So the reception of the German poetry of the Modernity is to be understood both as individual as well as generational.
Verschiedentlich ist bemerkt worden, dass Dürrenmatts "Der Richter und sein Henker" nicht als Kriminal-, sondern als ein Antikriminalroman zu lesen sei. Die Differenz zwischen den beiden Gattungen sei, so der kleinste gemeinsame Nenner der verschiedenen Argumentationen, darin zu sehen, dass Kommissar Bärlach im Fall des getöteten Polizisten Schmied nicht nur ermittle, sondern aktiv in den Fall eingreife. [...]
Im Folgenden soll plausibel gemacht werden, dass Bärlachs metonymische Ausweitung seiner Ermittlungsarbeit zum metaphysischen Richter seiner besonderen kriminalistischen Ausrichtung geschuldet ist. Um diese zu rekonstruieren, bedarf es jedoch einer Kontrastierung durch die methodischen Ansatze, von denen er sich absetzt.
Vorwort (9)
Eugen CHRIST(Stuttgart): Jugendnetzwerk „Deutsch im Donauraum“ – eine Überlegung (wert) (11)
Peter DINES (PH Ludwigsburg): Die Kooperation der PH Ludwigsburg mit ihren Partnern im Donau-Raum – Projekte, Erfahrungen, Perspektiven (24)
Robert KOVAC /Sanja NINKOVIC (Novi Sad): Deutsche Sprache und Kultur und Deutschlehrerausbildung in Serbien (37)
Stephanie JUG/Sanja CIMER (Osijek): Vergangenheit und Gegenwart der deutschen Spracheinflüsse an der Germanistikabteilung in Osijek (50)
Liana Regina IUNESCH (Hermannstadt/Sibiu): Erlebnispädagogik als handlungsorientierter und interdisziplinärer Deutschunterricht (66)
Gabor FRANK (Pécs/Fünfkirchen): Deutschlehrerausbildung in Ungarn (87)
Ellen TICHY (Sibiu/Hermannstadt): Nimm Zwei: Zwei Kulturen – eine Heimat! Eine transkulturelle Begegnung zwischen rumänischen und deutschen Jugendlichen (96)
Florentina ALEXANDRU (Bukarest): Die interkulturelle Dimension des Fremdsprachenunterrichts in einem sprachlich-kulturell homogenen Kontext (109)
Adriana DĂNILĂ (Bukarest): Einige Aspekte der hölzernen Sprache in der deutschsprachigen Presse aus Rumänien in den 1950er und 1960er Jahren (138)
Sanja NINKOVIC / Robert KOVAC (Novi Sad): Ein interlingualer Vergleich von Phraseologismen in Numeralien (158)
Anlage:
Film, Sprache, Begegnung (Holdorf/Maurer PH Ludwigsburg):Film – Sprache – Begegnung. Ein interkulturelles medienpädagogisches Sprachfördersommercamp in Rumänien (173)
Zirkuspädagogik:„Warum der ganze Zirkus?“ (189)
Mediencamp: Medienpädagogische Jugendbegegnung in Sombor. Sprache – Medien – Interkulturalität: 13.- 22.August 2013 (199)
One can deal with aspects of language use from different perspectives (sociologically, pragmatically, psycho-linguistically etc.). The present article discusses stylistic markedness in different selected phrasemes whereby the following question is subject to investigation: do phrasemes as complex signs of secondary nomination show specific properties which, in contrast to simple lexemes, make them predisposed to stylistically marked use?
Vorwort (9)
I. Literaturwissenschaft und Landeskunde
Joachim WITTSTOCK (Sibiu/Hermannstadt): Nach Siebenbürgen verschlagen? Vorspiegelung, realistische Sicht und Selbsttäuschung in Adolf Meschendörfers Romandebüt „Lenore“ (13)
Delia COTARLEA (Brasov/Kronstand): Anemone Latzinas Tagebucheinträge und die Literatur der Moderne. Inter- und hypertextuelle Bezüge zu R. M. Filkes Duineser Elegien (25)
Maria SASS (Sibiu/Hermannstadt): Die Fiktion des Faktischen. Geschichte als Literatur, exemplarisch dargestellt am Werk des rumäniendeutschen Autors Rene Fülöp Miller Der heilige Teufel (42)
Carmen Elisabeth PUCHIANU (Brasov/Kronstadt): Theater – eine Sache multipler Interrelationen (64)
Sunhild GALTER (Hermannstadt/Sibiu): Grenzfall von Merle Kröger – (auch) ein interkultureller Grenzfall (82)
Maria IROD (Bukarest): Poetologische Reflexion und Intertextualität in der neueren Prosa von Josef Winkler (95)
Mohamed TABASSI (Gabes/Südtunesien): „[I]m Fegefeuer von Diktaturen“. Die Darstellung arabischer Diktaturen im Prosawerk von Abbas Khider (127)
Gudrun-Liane Ittu (Sibiu/Hermannstadt): Mathilde Berner-Roth (1873-1934), eine schreibende Malerin (164)
Adriana DĂNILĂ (Bukarest): Einige Aspekte der hölzernen Sprache in der deutschsprachigen Presse aus Rumänien in den 1950er und 1960er Jahren (180)
Cristina DOGARU (Bukarest): Die Rezeption der Eulenspiegel-Figur im rumänischen Sprachraum (197)
II: Sprachwissenschaft
Adriana-Lucia NISTOR (IASSY): Banater Schnitten, Pariser Stangen, Russische Elegante. Zur Reichweite siebenbürgischer Kochrezepte (219)
Sigrid HALDEWANG (Sibiu/Hermannstadt): In siebenbürgischen Urkunden und im Siebenbürgisch-Sächsischen belegte Lexeme, die sich auf festgelegte rechtliche Vereinbarungen und auf Pflichtleistungen beziehen, die einem bestimmten Zeitraum zuzuordnen sind (231)
Doris SAVA (Sibiu/Hermannstadt): Zum Stilwert von Phraseologismen (251)
Mihai CRUDU (Suceava): Zur phraseologischen Gebundenheit der Lexeme. Eine exemplarische Analyse am Beispiel deutscher Adjektive (271)
Ana KARLSTEDT (Bukarest): Prämissen für die Vermittlung interkultureller Kompetenzen im studienbegleitenden DaF Unterricht (285)
III. Bücherschau
Mihai CRUDU: Rezension (308)
„Leonore”, the debut novel of the writer Adolf Meschendörfer (1877-1963), is rightly considered to be proof of the modern Transylvanian spirit at the beginning of the XXth century. The novel had been released during the first year of publication (1907/08) of the periodical edited by the author himself, “Die Karpathen“, and as a volume in 1920, being repeatedly republished during the course of the century both in German and in Romanian translation. The novelty of this literary work consists in the detached vision concerning the traditionalist mentality with its obsolete conventionalism and in adopting an unusual stylistic register as compared to national prose types, Meschendörfer relying on dynamism and laconic depiction. However, the deficiencies specific to a beginner are evident, as observed by the author’s contemporaries, involving an excessive reliance on older and newer literary models, inconsistencies of the fiction and decreases concerning adequate expression.
Vorwort (9)
I. Literaturwissenschaft und Landeskunde
Roxana NUBERT/Ana-Maria DASCALU ROMITAN (Temeswar/Bukarest): Das Bild der Diktatur in Herta Müllers Roman Herztier – mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der sprachlichen Mittel (13)
Markus FISCHER (Bukarest): „Ich ist ein anderer“. Selbst- und Fremdbilder in Max Frischs roman Stiller (33)
Alexander RUBEL (Iassy): „Gegen Inder“. Die Darstellung des Gegners in Ernst Jüngers „In Stahlgewittern“ (45)
Carmen Elisabeth PUCHIANU (Brasov/Kronstadt): Fremd- und Selbstdarstellung in der Inszenierung „Pflegefall“ von C. E. Puchianu und R.G. Elekes (83)
Sunhild GALTER (Hermannstadt/Sibiu): Der Andere als notwendiges Gegenüber im Roman Der Mann schläft von Sibylle Berg (97)
Joachim WITTSTOCK (Sibiu/Hermannstadt): Im Geflecht der Identitäten. Kulturgeschichtliches, dargestellt am Beispiel von János Bolyai (111)
Alexandra CHIRIAC (Iassy): Der siebenbürgische „Bertoldo“ am Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts. Die Rolle des kulturellen Anderen für die sprachliche und literarische Entwicklung des aufgeklärten Siebenbürgens (124)
II: Sprachwissenschaft
Doris SAVA (Sibiu/Hermannstadt): Linguistik auf Abwegen: Nachdenken über Irrtümer, die aus wissenschaftlicher und sprachpraktischer Sicht nicht ignoriert werden dürfen (149)
Adriana-Lucia NISTOR (IASSY): Das Bild des Anderen in den Straßennamen von Mühlbach. Siculorumgasse, Griechengasse, Opricestengasse, Str. Saxonii Noi (169)
Sigrid HALDEWANG (Sibiu/Hermannstadt): Ein Einblick in die Welt der kleinen Lebewesen mit Flügeln, der siebenbürgisch-sächsischen Vogelwelt. Zu den Eulenarten – Eigenbezeichnungen neben entlehnten Bezeichnungen aus den Nachbarsprachen (184)
Adriana DĂNILĂ (Bukarest): Die Darstellung der Machtverhältnisse in dem politischen Diskurs (Das Beispiel der zum Tod des damaligen Präsidenten der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, Wilhelm Pieck, gehaltenen politisierten Gedenkreden (205)
Ana KARLSTEDT (Bukarest): Das Bild des Anderen in der interkulturellen Pädagogik (222)
Iulia ZUP (Iassy): Die Übersetzungen des Habsburger Allgemeinen Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuchs ins Rumänische (240)
III. Bücherschau
Maria SASS: Die Wege sind zwei, aber das Ideal ist immer nur Eines (259)
Doris SAVA: Die morphematische Struktur der Nominalgruppe im
Deutschen (264)
Wer nicht nur die Tag-, sondern auch die Nachtseite des menschlichen Seelenlebens beschreiben möchte, so könnte die Konsequenz aus dem Vergleich der beiden Texte Hoffmanns lauten, muss sich die, der Zigeunerin zugeschriebene, "schmutzige" Kraft der Natur zu eigen machen. Umgekehrt resultiert daraus, dass sich in dieser schmutzigen Kraft, über welche die Zigeunerin verfügt, Potenzial von allerhöchstem literarischen Adel verbirgt. Zigeunerromantik eben.
PH Lesenswert : Online-Magazin des Zentrums für Literaturdidaktik Kinder Jugend Medien ; Nr. 2/2014
(2014)
PH Lesenswert : Online-Magazin des Zentrums für Literaturdidaktik Kinder Jugend Medien ; Nr. 1/2014
(2014)
Das Thema des Monologs ist das Schreiben und Sprechen als
"närrische Sache". Ich beginne meine Lektüre, indem ich den Begriff wörtlich nehme: Ein Narr ist, in der Psychologie der Zeit, jemand, der an Melancholie leidet, dessen Verstand bzw. Vernunft jedoch nicht vollständig, sondern nur teilweise angegriffen ist. [...] Die Diagnose der Narrheit gilt auch [...] für denjenigen, der sich in Novalis' Augen der Sprache zuwendet. Auch er wird zum Narren oder Partialwahnsinnigen, der sowohl vernünftig als auch ganz und gar unvernünftig sprechen kann. Die Krankheit liegt aber, und das stellt eine Differenz gegenüber der Psychologie der Zeit dar, nicht im Sprechenden, zumindest nicht in ihm allein, sondern in der Sprache. Sie selbst ist es, welche die "närrische Sache" ausmacht.
Säkularisierung und die Souveränität der Moderne. Ein Kommentar zur Agamben-Lektüre Jürgen Mohns
(2014)
As one of the foremost scientists of the time, the Zurich-born botanist Hans Schinz travelled throughout the colony of German South-West Africa, now known as Namibia, from 1884 to 1886. During his expeditions, which covered the length and breadth of the country, he was an enthusiastic collector of many botanical, ethnographical, zoological and mineral samples. He described his experiences in vivid detail in letters to his family and colleagues in Zurich and Berlin. The extensive collections, with which he returned to Switzerland, and his subsequent research fostered his rapid career progression: in 1893 Hans Schinz became the director of the Zurich Botanical Gardens and in 1895 the Professor of Systematic Botany at the University of Zurich.
Africa in narratives
(2014)
Africa in Narratives illuminates or proves, against the backdrop of attitudes toward nations deemed 'ethnic' or 'minorities', that literature in Africa can live up to the challenge of aesthetic imagination to form an active, refreshing part of world cultural discourse. African countries have evolved imaginatively beyond their present ephemeral stages of social and political turmoil not to talk of intellectual imitations of western thought, nation literatures should be subject to the imperative of a continental cooperation.
This book addresses itself to mobilisation and involvement of rural people in development projects. It describes an imperfect but, nonetheless, exciting and thought-provoking exercise that drew social science researchers and students from four public universities in Kenya into an experiment in participatory research, community education and development in two locations. The experiment was grounded on the assumptions that the people of Kenya are a primary resource and that given proper roles and contribution of planners, researchers and programme implementers, self-sustainable development can become a reality. The contributors of this book have focused on the potential of the university to facilitate participation of the people in development. They have given specific suggestions on how this might be accomplished.
Conviviality in Bellville: An Ethnography of Space, Place, Mobility and Being in Urban South Africa
(2014)
This book provides insight into the experiences of mobility and migration in contemporary South Africa, contributing to a field of literature about multiculturalism and urban public space in globalizing cities. It takes into consideration the greater international political and local socio-economic factors that drive migration, relationships and conviviality, and how they are intertwined in the everyday narrative of 'insiders' and 'outsiders'. The Bellville central business district demonstrates the realities of interconnected local and global hierarchies of citizenship and belonging and how they emerge in a world of accelerated mobility. The book further demonstrates how the emergence of conviviality in everyday public life represents a critical field for contemplating contemporary notions of human rights, citizenship and belonging.
African land rights systems
(2014)
This book, from ethical, interdisciplinary, and African perspectives, unveils the root causes of the increasing land disputes. Its significance lies upon the effort of presenting a broad overview founded upon a critical analysis of the existing land-related disputes. It is a perspective that attempts to evaluate the renewed interest in evolving theories of land rights by raising questions that can help us to understand better differences underlying land ownership systems, conflict between customary and statutory land rights systems, and the politics of land reform. Other dimensions explored in the book include the market influence on land-grabbing and challenges accompanying trends of migration, resettlement, and integration. The methodology applied in the study provides a perspective that raises questions intended to identify areas of contention, dispute, and conflict. The study, which could also be categorized as a critical assessment of the African land rights systems, is intended to be a resource for scholars, activists, and organizations working to resolve land-related disputes.
Prevalent poverty and related problems in the East African region call for substantial action from various stakeholders, including social workers. This book, based on comprehensive empirical research, portrays an emerging yet powerful profession that has a significant role to play in the endeavour towards social development, social justice, human rights and gender equality. The book is the first of its kind to provide first-hand theoretical and empirical evidence about social work in East Africa.
The Wish
(2014)
Mria is a good student who excels at science and math, she dreams of skyscrapers and one day training to be an engineer. However, her father has different ideas, he would rather see her become a lawyer, believing that science is not a suitable subject for girls to study. With the support of her best friend Sipe and teachers at schools, Mria tries to ?nd a way to show her father her talents and importance of following her dreams. Mwamgwirani J. Mwakimatu has crafted memorable characters with real-life dilemmas in this touching and entertaining, award-winning novel. Young readers and adults alike will enjoy this tale which shows the importance of following your dreams and believing in yourself.
Bakari and Omari live on the island of Zanzibar and are the best of friends. It is the beginning of a long holiday and they are excited about what adventures are in store. Bakaris beloved grandmother comes to visit the family, bringing with her many gifts including a new friend for the boys! One day while exploring the boys discover hidden treasure. The boys, nicknamed The Detectives of Shangani, embark on a quest to discover the secrets of what they have found. They travel around the Spice Islands and meet strange characters, all to discover the mystery of the lost rubies! Nahida Esmail has crafted an exciting adventure tale with memorable characters. Young readers and adults alike, will enjoy this award-winning novel and the mysteries they uncover!
In Growing up with Tanzania. Karim Hirji, a renowned Professor of Medical Statistics and Fellow of the Tanzania Academy of Science, presents a multi-faceted, evocative portrait of his joyous but conflicted passage to adulthood during colonial and early-Uhuru Tanzania. His smooth style engages the reader with absorbing true tales, cultural currents, critical commentary and progressive possibilities. By vibrantly contrasting the hope-filled sixties with the cynical modern era, he also lays bare the paradoxes of personal life and society, past and present.
The potential for using revenues from extractive resources for inclusive growth in Africa is tremendous. However, the realisation of the transformative role that extractive industries could play in sustainable development has been elusive in most African countries. Extractive industries in most of these countries are plagued with numerous conflicts, some with serious casualties over the control, distribution, management and utilisation of the resources and revenues from extractive operations. Collaborative Governance in Extractive Industries in Africa presents the critical challenges facing extractive industries from different contexts, countries, sectors and settings. It features chapters with diverse angle of interest and analytical tools applied in examining the critical issues related particularly to mining and petroleum development in Africa. The contributors to this book have extensive academic and professional experience in policy research in the mining, oil and gas sectors in Africa and other regions. The book addresses the current gap in knowledge about appropriate governance regimes that could create the forum where the divergent interests and positions of various stakeholders of extractive resources and revenues could be handled - without any of them resorting to deadly conflicts. It presents the functionality of collaborative governance in enhancing for example, transparency, accountability, and equitable distribution of extractive revenues. Governance practitioners, policy- and decision makers could use the structures, components and procedures discussed in this book to develop training manuals, governance criteria and indicators for measuring and managing collaborative governance regime at the national and local levels. They will also find useful information about some of the critical elements that should guide the strategic implementation of the collaborative process.
Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, stroke, diabetes and cancers, are major causes of disability and death in Ghana. NCDs are not only public health problems. They are also developmental problems, because the rising prevalence of long-term chronic conditions has major social and financial implications for affected individuals, families, healthcare providers and the government. This University of Ghana Readers volume from the Regional Institute for Population Studies presents social and medical science research on Ghana's NCD burden. The body of multidisciplinary research spans the last fifty years and offers important insights on NCD prevalence and experience as well as cultural, health systems and policy responses. This volume will be an essential resource for researchers and students in the health sciences, healthcare providers, health policymakers, and lay individuals with an interest in Ghana's contemporary public health challenges.
This collection of essays on archaeology and heritage studies is authored by local and expatriate scholars who are either past or current practitioners in archaeological work in Ghana. They are from Ghana, UK, US and Canada. The subject matter covered includes the history and evolution of the discipline in Ghana; the method and theory or 'how to do it' in archaeology, field research reports, and syntheses on findings from past and recent investigations. The eclectic or multidisciplinary strategy has been the research vogue in Ghanaian archaeology recently, and this is reflected in the various chapters. The essays engage with current theoretical trends in global archaeology and also focus on the role and status of archaeology as a discipline in Ghanaian society today. Archaeology is a relatively 'novel' subject to many in Ghana. This Reader will, therefore, be a huge asset to local students and experts alike. Foreign scholars will also find it very useful.
This Reader is about the changing trends in mental health care and research in Ghana. The book includes a brief history of the department and Mental Health Care in Ghana through the eyes of professionals who have lived this history. There is also a revised situation analysis of mental health services and legislation from 2005. These are followed by three main sections on Conceptualization of Mental Illness (depression, religion and illness, autism, substance use disorders and schizophrenia), Mental Health Practice in a teaching hospital setting (referrals to Korle-Bu, how psychiatric illnesses manifest, how people's lives are affected and what skill sets and resources are available for dealing with them) and finally the Department's focus on research includes the Mental Health Information System, Sickle Cell Disease, Medical Ethics, and Liaison Psychiatry. In the concluding paragraph, read about the way forward in mental health care and research.
The purpose of this book is to show that the possession cult of Vimbuza presents itself as an oral genre which is part and parcel of African Oral Literature. The ethnolinguistic study which we undertake will permit us to catch a glimpse of its whole complexity. The analysis has a bearing on four principal aspects. Historical developments: a certain number of facts concerning the birth of possession among the Tumbuka; possession: the study attempts to show how the cult articulates itself with its beliefs and the use of divination; the social role: analysis of social functions; the style: an analysis of the linguistic procedures which are characteristic of Vimbuza songs. The presence of rhetorical figures would confirm that we are talking about an oral literary genre.
Tumbuka folktales are on the verge of extinction. If not recorded now, the loss would not only be the amusement they provide but chiefly lessons inherent. On the surface, they are simple narratives, however, subtly they evoke serious moral lessons that are very applicable to our everyday life today. This folklore collection is based on field research conducted by the authors in Citumbuka speaking areas of Mzimba and Rumphi districts in Nothern Malawi.
This is a book about the Tonga of Northern Malawi, sometimes called the Lakeshore Tonga to distinguish them from other ethnic groups with the same name further west in Central Africa. The Lakeshore Tonga were the first ethnic group to identify themselves with the Christian faith. The purpose of the research was to investigate the use of Tonga myths, folktales, proverbs and rituals for their role in Moral Education and assess and evaluate their contribution towards value formation for the youth. Each chapter in the book aims to discuss some ideas in the anthropology of religion and to illustrate them with specific case studies formed primarily through conversation with friends, both young and old, over some years.
Customary Law Ascertained Volume 2 is the second of a three volume series in which traditional authorities in Namibia present the customary laws of their communities. It contains the laws of the Bakgalagari, the Batswana ba Namibia and the Damara communities. The recognised traditional authorities in Namibia are expected to ascertain the customary law applicable in their respective communities and to note the most important aspects of the laws in written form. The Ministry of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development, and the Council of Traditional Leaders therefore initiated the ascertainment of customary law. The ascertainment project is housed in the Human Rights and Documentation Centre of the University of Namibia. The former Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Namibia, Professor Manfred O. Hinz, has directed the project since its inception.
The primary objective of What on Earth is a Ruling Party in a Multiparty Democracy? is to provoke thought and thereby stimulate debate. To this end, provocatively, this collection of topical issues ranges from 'The place of the miniskirt in sociocultural development' to 'Which citizen in Zambia should not take part in (partisan) politics?' The Author, Mubanga E Kashoki, is a Professor of African Languages at the institute of Economic and Social Research in the University of Zambia.