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Tradition that traces the origins of the Agikuyu to Ethiopia. “The myth proposes that the Agikuyu migrated from Ethiopia through Meru before eventually settling at Mukurwe wa Nyagathanga in Murang’a,” he writes.
He further examines key rites of passage among the Agikuyu, including circumcision, traditional marriage and the Ngurario (bloodletting) ceremony, as they evolved across the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial periods.
Chapters Four and Five focus on the social construction of gender and the relationship between oral literature, politics and governance.
Here, the author analyses various oral genres, including songs (oral poetry), narratives, proverbs and oral drama.
