RITUALS, MUSIC, SONGS AND DANCES IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Drama originated from the Greek word “dran” (to do). It is the imitation of action in performance. In Africa, Nigerian dramatic enactment started from ritual worshipping; which is a theory of the origin of drama.
Ritual is a traditional doctrine that has to do with the validation of myths or historical events which has been passed from one generation to another. This is a ceremonial or customary act in every tribe in different forms, the process of which contains songs, incantations, recitations, dance, wrestling and music. The flow of human life is re-enacted by speech and actions involved. It is then necessary to carry out this research to examine how Africa especially Nigerian writers reflect this theoretical origin of ritual impulse in their writings with a particular case study of Wole Soyinka’s Death and the king’s horseman and Ola Rotimi’s “Kunrunmi”. This Research projects is arranged to throw more light into traditional concepts in some writings of ” Wole Soyinka” death and the Kings Horseman and Ola Rotimi’s “Kunrunmi”.
It is therefore necessary to carryout this research to highlight the importance of ritual and dance activities to include traditional influence on writers.
It would also focus on related literature review that could consult in form of journals, novels and unpublished dissertations.
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Introduction
… This chapter will address the background information that motivated this study, the challenges that prompted it, its aim, and its objectives as a preface to subsequent sections of the study. Additional factors include the study's significance, scope, limitations, research questions and hypotheses, and the definition of technical terms.
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature Review
2.1 Introduction
The review of relevant literature is the main topic of this chapter. A literature review covers theoretical and methodological contributions to a certain issue in addition to the state of knowledge at the time of writing. It provides information about the state of the art in relation to the subject you are writing about. It examines the body of work on the chosen subject. The literature evaluation in this study comprises the …
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