A Boastful Man Borne by a Brave Woman: The Mubila Epic of the Lega (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

This paper focuses on the hero Mubila and his wife Kabungulu, protagonists of the Mubila (Mubela) epic of the Lega. The oral narration was recorded in writing by Daniel P. Biebuyck in 1953 from Kambala Mubila of the Beianangi group residing in a remote Lega hamlet. Together with his apprentice and...

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Main Author: Brunhilde Biebuyck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Milano University Press 2023-12-01
Series:AOQU
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Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/aoqu/article/view/22203