Author: Collected by Martha Warren Beckwith
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465517057
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Jamaica Anansi Stories
Author: Collected by Martha Warren Beckwith
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465517057
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465517057
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Jamaican Song and Story
Author: Walter Jekyll
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anansi (Legendary character).
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anansi (Legendary character).
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The Great Themes
Author: Tony Allan
Publisher: Time Life Medical
ISBN:
Category : Myth
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
A cross-cultural examination of the commonality of themes which appear in the mythology of various peoples.
Publisher: Time Life Medical
ISBN:
Category : Myth
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
A cross-cultural examination of the commonality of themes which appear in the mythology of various peoples.
Anansi and the Magic Yams
Author: Joanna Troughton
Publisher: Penguin Uk
ISBN: 9780216940994
Category : Anansi (Legendary character)
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Publisher: Penguin Uk
ISBN: 9780216940994
Category : Anansi (Legendary character)
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Post-Colonial and African American Women's Writing
Author: Gina Wisker
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0333985249
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
This accessible and unusually wide-ranging book is essential reading for anyone interested in postcolonial and African American women's writing. It provides a valuable gender and culture inflected critical introduction to well established women writers: Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Margaret Atwood, Suniti Namjoshi, Bessie Head, and others from the U.S.A., India, Africa, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and introduces emergent writers from South East Asia, Cyprus and Oceania. Engaging with and clarifying contested critical areas of feminism and the postcolonial; exploring historical background and cultural context, economic, political, and psychoanalytic influences on gendered experience, it provides a cohesive discussion of key issues such as cultural and gendered identity, motherhood, mothertongue, language, relationships, women's economic constraints and sexual politics.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0333985249
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
This accessible and unusually wide-ranging book is essential reading for anyone interested in postcolonial and African American women's writing. It provides a valuable gender and culture inflected critical introduction to well established women writers: Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Margaret Atwood, Suniti Namjoshi, Bessie Head, and others from the U.S.A., India, Africa, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and introduces emergent writers from South East Asia, Cyprus and Oceania. Engaging with and clarifying contested critical areas of feminism and the postcolonial; exploring historical background and cultural context, economic, political, and psychoanalytic influences on gendered experience, it provides a cohesive discussion of key issues such as cultural and gendered identity, motherhood, mothertongue, language, relationships, women's economic constraints and sexual politics.
100 Atmospheres
Author: The Meco Network
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781785420634
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
100 Atmospheres is an invitation to think differently. Through speculative, poetic, and provocative texts, thirteen writers and artists have come together to reflect on human relationships with other species and the planet.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781785420634
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
100 Atmospheres is an invitation to think differently. Through speculative, poetic, and provocative texts, thirteen writers and artists have come together to reflect on human relationships with other species and the planet.
Vodou in Haitian Life and Culture
Author: C. Michel
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0312376200
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
This collection introduces readers to the history and practice of the Vodou religion, and corrects many misconceptions. The book focuses specifically on the role Vodou plays in Haiti, where it has its strongest following, examining its influence on spiritual beliefs, cultural practices, national identity, popular culture, writing and art.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0312376200
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
This collection introduces readers to the history and practice of the Vodou religion, and corrects many misconceptions. The book focuses specifically on the role Vodou plays in Haiti, where it has its strongest following, examining its influence on spiritual beliefs, cultural practices, national identity, popular culture, writing and art.
Creation Myths of the World [2 volumes]
Author: David A. Leeming
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1598841750
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
The most comprehensive resource available on creation myths from around the world—their narratives, themes, motifs, similarities, and differences—and what they reveal about their cultures of origin. ABC-CLIO's breakthrough reference work on creation beliefs from around the world returns in a richly updated and expanded new edition. From the Garden of Eden, to the female creators of Acoma Indians, to the rival creators of the Basonge tribe in the Congo, Creation Myths of the World: An Encyclopedia, Second Edition examines how different cultures explain the origins of their existence. Expanded into two volumes, the new edition of Creation Myths of the World begins with introductory essays on the five basic types of creation stories, analyzing their nature and significance. Following are over 200 creation myths, each introduced with a brief discussion of its culture of origin. At the core of the new edition is its enhanced focus on creation mythology as a global human phenomenon, with greatly expanded coverage of recurring motifs, comparative themes, the influence of geography, the social impact of myths, and more.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1598841750
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
The most comprehensive resource available on creation myths from around the world—their narratives, themes, motifs, similarities, and differences—and what they reveal about their cultures of origin. ABC-CLIO's breakthrough reference work on creation beliefs from around the world returns in a richly updated and expanded new edition. From the Garden of Eden, to the female creators of Acoma Indians, to the rival creators of the Basonge tribe in the Congo, Creation Myths of the World: An Encyclopedia, Second Edition examines how different cultures explain the origins of their existence. Expanded into two volumes, the new edition of Creation Myths of the World begins with introductory essays on the five basic types of creation stories, analyzing their nature and significance. Following are over 200 creation myths, each introduced with a brief discussion of its culture of origin. At the core of the new edition is its enhanced focus on creation mythology as a global human phenomenon, with greatly expanded coverage of recurring motifs, comparative themes, the influence of geography, the social impact of myths, and more.
The Turtle Who Couldn't Stop Talking
Author:
Publisher: EDCON Publishing Group
ISBN: 0848108515
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5
Book Description
A classic fable of a talkative turtle.
Publisher: EDCON Publishing Group
ISBN: 0848108515
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5
Book Description
A classic fable of a talkative turtle.
The Black Mind
Author: Oscar Ronald Dathorne
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452912289
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 541
Book Description
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452912289
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 541
Book Description