On the concept of' definitive text' in Somali poetry

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Orwin, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34248695585     PISSN: 0041977X     EISSN: 14740699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0041977x03000235     Document Type: Article

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