Author: Alice Werner
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780714617350
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
First Published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Myths and Legends of the Bantu
Author: Alice Werner
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780714617350
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
First Published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780714617350
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
First Published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Myths and Legends of Southern Africa
Author: Penny Miller
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
This book tells stories about many strange characters like witches, witchdoctors, mediums, diviners, mystics, ghosts, ogres, mermen and mermaids, human beings who claim to be able to change into wild animals, wild animlas possessed by strange wisdom or spirits. Here are the myths of the mountains, the rivers, waterfalls and forests; the wonderful dreams of many people whose minds have groped in the dark in search of a tiny light to illuminate the immensity of space and the baffling riddles of the universe.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
This book tells stories about many strange characters like witches, witchdoctors, mediums, diviners, mystics, ghosts, ogres, mermen and mermaids, human beings who claim to be able to change into wild animals, wild animlas possessed by strange wisdom or spirits. Here are the myths of the mountains, the rivers, waterfalls and forests; the wonderful dreams of many people whose minds have groped in the dark in search of a tiny light to illuminate the immensity of space and the baffling riddles of the universe.
Tales from Africa
Author:
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192750792
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Drawn from all parts of Africa, these stories for children aged ten and over illustrate the fierce sense of justice inherent in African peoples, their powers of patience and endurance, and their supreme ability as story-tellers.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192750792
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Drawn from all parts of Africa, these stories for children aged ten and over illustrate the fierce sense of justice inherent in African peoples, their powers of patience and endurance, and their supreme ability as story-tellers.
African Myths
Author: J.K. Jackson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1787556344
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Sub-Saharan Africa is a land of colourful contrasts and diverse cultures. Despite the destructive influences of colonialism and the slave trade and the lack of early written records, Africa has persevered with its powerful tradition of storytelling, with tales of its history passed down in songs and stories through the generations. Because of the huge diversity of lifestyles and traditions, no real unified mythology exists in Africa, but broadly speaking, a number of beliefs, ideas and themes are shared by African peoples. So this collection offers a selection of descriptions and tales, often those recorded faithfully by some of the first to put them to paper – tales of the gods, creation stories, trickster adventures, animal fables and stories which amuse and teach – from Olukun’s Revenge, from the Yoruba people of west Africa, to The Story of the Glutton, from the Bantu-speaking peoples of east Africa, all brought together with the aim of providing an insight into the boundless and vibrant world of African myth. FLAME TREE 451: From mystery to crime, supernatural to horror and myth, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1787556344
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Sub-Saharan Africa is a land of colourful contrasts and diverse cultures. Despite the destructive influences of colonialism and the slave trade and the lack of early written records, Africa has persevered with its powerful tradition of storytelling, with tales of its history passed down in songs and stories through the generations. Because of the huge diversity of lifestyles and traditions, no real unified mythology exists in Africa, but broadly speaking, a number of beliefs, ideas and themes are shared by African peoples. So this collection offers a selection of descriptions and tales, often those recorded faithfully by some of the first to put them to paper – tales of the gods, creation stories, trickster adventures, animal fables and stories which amuse and teach – from Olukun’s Revenge, from the Yoruba people of west Africa, to The Story of the Glutton, from the Bantu-speaking peoples of east Africa, all brought together with the aim of providing an insight into the boundless and vibrant world of African myth. FLAME TREE 451: From mystery to crime, supernatural to horror and myth, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic.
Yorba Legends
Author: B. A. M. I. Ogumefu
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465517324
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465517324
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
African Religions
Author: Jacob K. Olupona
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199790582
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
This book connects traditional religions to the thriving religious activity in Africa today.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199790582
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
This book connects traditional religions to the thriving religious activity in Africa today.
Bantu Philosophy
Author: Placide Tempels
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781884631092
Category : Philosophy, Bantu
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781884631092
Category : Philosophy, Bantu
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
African Folktales
Author: Roger Abrahams
Publisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 0307803198
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The deep forest and broad savannah, the campsites, kraals, and villages—from this immense area south of the Sahara Desert the distinguished American folklorist Roger D. Abrahams has selected ninety-five tales that suggest both the diversity and the interconnectedness of the people who live there. The storytellers weave imaginative myths of creation and tales of epic deeds, chilling ghost stories, and ribald tales of mischief and magic in the animal and human realms. Abrahams renders these stories in a narrative voice that reverberates with the rhythms of tribal song and dance and the emotional language of universal concerns. With black-and-white drawings throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
Publisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 0307803198
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The deep forest and broad savannah, the campsites, kraals, and villages—from this immense area south of the Sahara Desert the distinguished American folklorist Roger D. Abrahams has selected ninety-five tales that suggest both the diversity and the interconnectedness of the people who live there. The storytellers weave imaginative myths of creation and tales of epic deeds, chilling ghost stories, and ribald tales of mischief and magic in the animal and human realms. Abrahams renders these stories in a narrative voice that reverberates with the rhythms of tribal song and dance and the emotional language of universal concerns. With black-and-white drawings throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
Hausa Folk-lore, Customs, Proverbs, Etc
Author: Robert Sutherland Rattray
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folk-lore, Hausa
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folk-lore, Hausa
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Bantu Myths and Other Tales
Author: Jan Knappert
Publisher: Brill Archive
ISBN: 9789004054233
Category : Bantu-speaking peoples
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Publisher: Brill Archive
ISBN: 9789004054233
Category : Bantu-speaking peoples
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description