Table of Contents

Preface; Introduction; 1. Elements of Somali pastoral oratory: Prose; 2. Elements of Somali pastoral oratory: Poetry; 3. Occupation and resistance: The rise of the Somali Dervishes; 4. Poetic oratory and the Dervish movement; 5. Myth and the Mullah; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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This book explores the influence of oral poetry on Somali politics.