Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

B.W. Andrzejewski. "Sheikh Hussen of Bali in Galla Oral Tradition." In IV Congresso Internazionale di Studi Etiopici. Rome: Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. [= Problemi Attuali de Scienza e di Cultura, quaderno 191]. Vol. l: Sezione Storica. pp. 463-80.

Examines the oral traditions concerning Hussen, a Muslim saint venerated in Ethiopia. A study of the oral legend and the Muslim prayer-poem reveals the quasi-historical image of the benevolent man who inspired those around him and the legend that survives.
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