Contents

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Acknowledgments IX
4. 1. Malagasy Lore and Folk 1
5. 2. Riddling: Question and Answer 34
6. 3. Proverbs: Dialogue in Monologue 63
7. 4. Proposition and Response: The Merina Hainteny 98
8. 5. Marriage: Petition and Delivery 152
9. 6. Funeral Oratory: Living and Dead 191
10. Notes 215
11. Sources Consulted 219
12. Index 239
13. Backmatter 245