African Folktales
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ISBN: 0805207325 / Publisher: Schocken Books, December 1987
The distinguished American anthropologist has selected from various African cultures eighty-one tales dealing with the universe and its beginnings, the animal world, the realm of man, and man's fate
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A selection of eighty-one folktales from the many cultures that exist south of the Sahara, African Folktales includes tales of the Hausa and the Ashanti, the Bantu, the Bushmen, and the Zulu. The narratives, which range from the mythical tale to the humorous anecdote, are divided into four categories:I. The Universe and Its BeginningsII. The Animal and His WorldIII. The Realm of ManIV. Man and His Fate
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