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These enchanting tales from the Masai of East Africa describe worlds of warriors and devils, monkeys and hyenas, earthquakes and comets ? magical realms, in which everyday life takes on supernatural elements. For the past hundred years, this volume has served as an authoritative source for studies of Masai culture.
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Some 80 short narratives selected from anthropologist Hollis' The Masai: Their Language and Folklore , published in 1905 by Clarendon Press, London. The new editors have left out tales in the east African language, Americanized the English, slightly rewritten two parables, and translated into English a passage he thought best rendered in Latin. Cultural notes and an index are provided. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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