Beninese literature

[1] During the period of the Kingdom of Dahomey, the Oba entered any occasion with his vassals, who would sing to demonstrate his mythical status.

Threatened by political turmoil and commercial adventures in the white world, the Benin Empire has been in a turbulent era for a long time.

As a representative of the male spirit, the Oba maintains the social order of Benin in literature, which is organized around the power of God.

Written and oral literature simultaneously, and through the study of drama, convey that the Oba in Benin plays a pivotal role in the rich cultural heritage of indigenous people.

Even in modern Beninese society, which has recognized occurrences of female genital mutilation, the number of incidences has not decreased.

[citation needed] The practice of widowhood is another patriarchal trait that persecutes African women for their feudal superstitions.

West African literature and popular art forms are often linked to local women-centered theories, which can further achieve broader emancipation.

In historical Benin literature, most of the male images are bold, independent of the main power, and occupy the dominant position in society.

Le Discours set up the Division d'alphabétisation et la presse rurale, which works to enhance the literacy of Beninese.

This conference officially selected Fon, Yoruba, Baatonum, Dendi, Aja and Ditammari for formal education and adult literacy.

[7][8] Benin's oral literature is not limited to stories; it also includes riddles, pins, tongue-twisters, proverbs, recitations, chants, and songs.

Professor Dan Ben-Amos of the University of Pennsylvania believes that storytelling, one of the most important art forms in Africa, is a cultural legacy that perpetuates tribal history and mythology through oral narration to the next generation.

The colonial education system, urbanization, increasing economic difficulties, and foreign TV programs have all led to the gradual extinction of local oral literature and folk stories in Benin.

Kusum Aggarwal from the University of Delhi has said that Doguicimi conveys the perspectives of the colonized people in the colonies through ethnography, and she believes the book is an effort by Africans to reflect on themselves.