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Title:The use of story telling to reinforce cultural values: a case study of Gbagyi of Abuja
Author:Shekwo, J. Amali
Year:1986
Periodical:Nigeria Magazine
Volume:54
Issue:3
Pages:90-96
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subjects:Gwari
folk tales
Abstract:This paper examines the way in which the Gbagyi-speaking people of Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, use story telling to articulate their established cultural concerns about the nature of reality and, therefore, the reality of nature. Analysis of Gbagyi folktales reveals the importance they attach to compassion, honesty, hard work, cooperation, perserverance and resourcefulness. Notes, ref.
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