I am the hunter who kills elephants and baboons: The autobiographical component of the hunters' chant

Research in African Literatures

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 13-23

  Alabi, Adetayo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

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EID: 62749194629     PISSN: 00345210     EISSN: 15272044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2979/RAL.2007.38.3.13     Document Type: Article

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