Indigenous and popular narratives : the educational use of myths in a comparative perspective : research in higher education
2005
This article is based on a research conducted on children's narratives on the
tokoloshi (in South Africa), the troll and nisse (in Norway). The article argues that
stories about mythical creatures are sources of indigenous cultures, passed on from
one generation to another, and should be used for educational purposes.
Indigenous narratives are knowledge claims rooted in people's lifeworld, enabling
human beings to construct meaning and learn. Higher education and teacher
training has a particular obligation, under the vision of curriculum 2005, to provide
a platform for African knowledge, identity and cultural creativity. The article argues
that popular beliefs should be introduced in higher education in order to be
scrutinised, better understood and actively used in teacher training.
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