African Genesis
Subtitle: Folk Tales and Myths of Africa
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: May 27, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780486409115
Subjects: Philosophy; Mythology, African; Anthropology - Cultural; Social Science; Archaeology / Anthropology; Sociology; Africa; Africa - General; Folklore & Mythology; Social Science / African-American Studies; Tales
Description: Recorded in the early 20th century by an eminent anthropologist, these entertaining tales reflect the geographic and cultural backgrounds of their narrators. They range from Kabyl creation legends of the Berbers to ballads of the southern Sahara and the humorously exaggerated Improbable Tales from Sudan. Enhanced by illustrations adapted from prehistoric rock paintings, and by portraits of 20th-century Africans, this volume is of immense value to students of African culture as well as readers of folklore and mythology.