A Pragma-Semiotic Reading of The Mythopoetic Symbols in Nigerian River-Ritual Chants

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dc.contributor.authorBinta, Ibrahim
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-15T09:42:14Z
dc.date.available2019-10-15T09:42:14Z
dc.date.issued2007-07
dc.description(IJAAAS) International Journal of African & African-American Studiesen_US
dc.description.abstractThis research examines the chants used by the fishermen across the river Niger, in Nigeria during annual river ritual theatrical regatta; a phenomenon known by this occupational set of people as eniyawo. The chants of the fishermen are realized to be pragmatic and semiotic relevance to to the context of their use. As aesthetic poetic forms, the chants serve as the major ritual factor that unify the river Niger people`s geographic and economic livelihoods. The focus of this article is on the use of chants as symbols of the people`s mythological referenceen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ojcs.siue.edu/ojs/index/php/ijaaas/article/view/95/155
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2473
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of Special Education & Communication Disorders. Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. USAen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries6;2
dc.subjectRitualen_US
dc.subjectFishermenen_US
dc.subjectChantsen_US
dc.subjectMythicalen_US
dc.subjectArchetypalen_US
dc.subjectSymbolsen_US
dc.subjectHistoricalen_US
dc.subjectRiveren_US
dc.subjectPhilosophyen_US
dc.subjectPoeticen_US
dc.titleA Pragma-Semiotic Reading of The Mythopoetic Symbols in Nigerian River-Ritual Chantsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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