German ethnographer/anthropologist Gerhard Muller-Kosack has donated to the AUN e-library a copy of his book chronicling the oral history of the Dghwede, one of the Montagnard groups who live in the Gwoza Hills. Gwoza is a town in southern Borno state.
"The Dghwede lost their mountain homeland as a result of Boko Haram, and I wrote the book to make at least their oral history survive," said Gerhard in his mail announcing his donation.
The book's title is Zaghvana: A Fragmentary History of the Dghwede of the Mandara Mountains - A History From the Grassroots.
(Mandaras Publishing 2021, Ramsgate, Kent (UK). ISBN 978-1-906168-14-8)
University Librarian, Mr. Benson Ali, received the book on behalf of AUN, which he acknowledged with appreciation to the author.
The book's blurb has this summary of the work:
“The bulk of this massive tome, generously illustrated (maps, figures, tables, plates), presents what is known of Dghwede culture in twenty-three varied chapters ranging from the material to the ideational, with emphasis on kinship and ritual. Oral traditions — the main legacy of the Gwoza hills Montagnards — are at their core and are subjected to critical analysis. A labor of love and fine scholarship, this is the first extended ethnographic account from this region and will be warmly welcomed by specialists for its broad coverage and inferences and, hence, by Dghwede descendants eager to explore their cultural heritage.” Nicholas David wrote the blurb.
You can read more about the book using this link https://mandaras.info/Azaghvana.html.