Ob-Zenaba
Zaghawa · mortal · Zaghawa traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Ob-Zenaba is the eponymous heroine of a tale in the Zaghawa oral repertoire recorded by Marie-Jose and Joseph Tubiana. Her name, joining a Beria element to Zaynab, places her among the marvellous tales of Oriental origin that Zaghawa tellers took up and refashioned alongside their own animal fables and ogre stories.
Domains
- oral tradition
Powers
- endures and prevails within the tale
Sources
- Ob-Zenaba is a named female figure who gives her name to a tale in the Zaghawa oral repertoire collected by Marie-Jose and Joseph Tubiana.: M.-J. & J. Tubiana, Contes zaghawa du Tchad: trente-sept contes et deux legendes (1961; repr. L'Harmattan, 2004), index of proper names. (primary)
- The Zaghawa repertoire includes marvellous tales of Oriental origin adapted by Zaghawa tellers alongside indigenous animal- and ogre-tales.: M.-J. & J. Tubiana, Contes zaghawa du Tchad (1961; repr. 2004), comparative notes. (primary)