Hausa Sensory Symbolism

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  • Ian Richie McGill University

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Hausa folk tales and proverbs suggest that Hausa culture traditionally placed a high value on non-visual modes of experiencing the world, especially those of taste and smell. Concomitantly, sight is de-emphasized in comparison to Western culture. Selected items of folk lore are examined and the relative roles of the different senses compared.

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2022-05-27

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Richie, I. (2022). Hausa Sensory Symbolism. Anthropologica, 32(1), 113–119. Retrieved from https://cas-sca.journals.uvic.ca/index.php/anthropologica/article/view/1798

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