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African Folktales in the New World de William W. Bascom

African Folktales in the New World

Autor William W. Bascom
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 noi 1992
" -FabulaThese essays, devoted to traditional narratives found in Africa and in the New World, represent the last major research project of William Bascom (1912-1981), eminent authority on African art and folklore-his intention was to demonstrate the African roots of African American folktales.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780253207364
ISBN-10: 0253207363
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 155 x 233 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.44 kg
Editura: MH – Indiana University Press

Cuprins

Foreword by Alan Dundes
Acknowledgments
Preface
ONE Oba's Ear: A Yoruba Myth in Cuba and Brazil
TWO The Talking Skull Refuses to Talk
THREE Trickster Seeks Endowments; Measuring the Snake: Challenging Birds (Insects) to Fill a Container; Milking a Cow (Deer) Stuck in a Tree
FOUR Bird's Head (Leg) under Its Wing
FIVE Inside Cow's (Elephant's) Belly
SIX Deer's Hoof and Ear; Dog and Dog Head
SEVEN Holding the Rock
EIGHT Taught an Icriminating Song (Saying)
NINE Moon Splits Hare's Lip (Nose)
TEN Dogs Rescue Master in Tree Refuge
ELEVEN Agreement to Sell Mothers; Agreement to Kill Mothers; Cutta Cord-La!
TWELVE Knock Dust (Water) Out of Rock; Waiting on the Lord
THIRTEEN Birds' Fasting (Singing) Contest
FOURTEEN Diving Contest

Notă biografică

WILLIAM BASCOM (1912¿1981) was Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Robert L. Lowie Museum of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. The author of Ifa Divination and Sixteen Cowries, he co-authored Continuity and Change in African Cultures and A Handbook of West African Art.