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Ch. A. Rajendra Prasad

Logocentrism and a priori Binary Opposition vis--vis Women. Politics in Ethiopian Folktales A Study of Selected Ethiopian Folktales

Folktale, especially in its oral form, is the progenitor of any tales told in a society. Hence its impact on the culture of a nation is seminal. Against this backdrop, this paper, in the first place, attempts to examine some of the narrative politics that must have gone into the making of folktales, which at the surface level sport an innocent and pleasing outlook. Secondly, by way of studying a selection of Ethiopian folktales, the paper uncovers the presence of logocentrism and a priori binary opposition being at work in Ethiopian folktales. These two elements attempt to endorse and validate the given subservient position of women in society. The paper concludes that apparently innocent folktales with their latent prejudices, when fed to the young in a routine way, can warp their mind with respect to the relationship of women and men.

Fabula, Walter de Gruyter

Print ISSN: 0014-6242
Volume: 48, 04/2007
Seiten: 100 - 109

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