Author: Héli Chatelain
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019101018
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Folktales of Angola
Author: Héli Chatelain
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019101018
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019101018
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
How to Read a Folktale
Author: Lee Haring
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
ISBN: 1909254053
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
How to Read a Folktale offers the first English translation of Ibonia, a spellbinding tale of old Madagascar. Ibonia is a folktale on epic scale. Much of its plot sounds familiar: a powerful royal hero attempts to rescue his betrothed from an evil adversary and, after a series of tests and duels, he and his lover are joyfully united with a marriage that affirms the royal lineage. These fairytale elements link Ibonia with European folktales, but the tale is still very much a product of Madagascar. It contains African-style praise poetry for the hero; it presents Indonesian-style riddles and poems; and it inflates the form of folktale into epic proportions. Recorded when the Malagasy people were experiencing European contact for the first time, Ibonia proclaims the power of the ancestors against the foreigner. Through Ibonia, Lee Haring expertly helps readers to understand the very nature of folktales. His definitive translation, originally published in 1994, has now been fully revised to emphasize its poetic qualities, while his new introduction and detailed notes give insight into the fascinating imagination and symbols of the Malagasy. Haring’s research connects this exotic narrative with fundamental questions not only of anthropology but also of literary criticism.
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
ISBN: 1909254053
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
How to Read a Folktale offers the first English translation of Ibonia, a spellbinding tale of old Madagascar. Ibonia is a folktale on epic scale. Much of its plot sounds familiar: a powerful royal hero attempts to rescue his betrothed from an evil adversary and, after a series of tests and duels, he and his lover are joyfully united with a marriage that affirms the royal lineage. These fairytale elements link Ibonia with European folktales, but the tale is still very much a product of Madagascar. It contains African-style praise poetry for the hero; it presents Indonesian-style riddles and poems; and it inflates the form of folktale into epic proportions. Recorded when the Malagasy people were experiencing European contact for the first time, Ibonia proclaims the power of the ancestors against the foreigner. Through Ibonia, Lee Haring expertly helps readers to understand the very nature of folktales. His definitive translation, originally published in 1994, has now been fully revised to emphasize its poetic qualities, while his new introduction and detailed notes give insight into the fascinating imagination and symbols of the Malagasy. Haring’s research connects this exotic narrative with fundamental questions not only of anthropology but also of literary criticism.
Dancing on Blades
Author: Csenge Vir Zalka
Publisher: Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Incorporated
ISBN: 9781624911033
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Readers of folktales will relish this collection of rare stories from Hungary. Although the tales were told over one hundred years ago, Zalka's research, translation and embellishments have given these almost-lost stories new lives and fresh faces.
Publisher: Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Incorporated
ISBN: 9781624911033
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Readers of folktales will relish this collection of rare stories from Hungary. Although the tales were told over one hundred years ago, Zalka's research, translation and embellishments have given these almost-lost stories new lives and fresh faces.
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.
Angola, 1880 to the Present
Author: Bruce Fish
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 0791061973
Category : Angola
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Photographs and text look at the past, development, and present culture of Angola and its inhabitants.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 0791061973
Category : Angola
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Photographs and text look at the past, development, and present culture of Angola and its inhabitants.
Jamaican Song and Story
Author: Walter Jekyll
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anansi (Legendary character).
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anansi (Legendary character).
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Old Hungarian Fairy Tales
Author: Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1613108850
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1613108850
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
African-Atlantic Cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry
Author: Ras Michael Brown
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139561049
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
African-Atlantic Cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry examines perceptions of the natural world revealed by the religious ideas and practices of African-descended communities in South Carolina from the colonial period into the twentieth century. Focusing on Kongo nature spirits known as the simbi, Ras Michael Brown describes the essential role religion played in key historical processes, such as establishing new communities and incorporating American forms of Christianity into an African-based spirituality. This book illuminates how people of African descent engaged the spiritual landscape of the Lowcountry through their subsistence practices, religious experiences and political discourse.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139561049
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
African-Atlantic Cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry examines perceptions of the natural world revealed by the religious ideas and practices of African-descended communities in South Carolina from the colonial period into the twentieth century. Focusing on Kongo nature spirits known as the simbi, Ras Michael Brown describes the essential role religion played in key historical processes, such as establishing new communities and incorporating American forms of Christianity into an African-based spirituality. This book illuminates how people of African descent engaged the spiritual landscape of the Lowcountry through their subsistence practices, religious experiences and political discourse.
Folk-tales of Angola
Author: Héli Chatelain
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folk songs, Kimbundu
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folk songs, Kimbundu
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Hero with an African Face
Author: Clyde W. Ford
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613216999
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Drawing on extensive research and his own wide travels, Ford vividly retells ancient African myths and tales and brings to light their universal meanings.
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613216999
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Drawing on extensive research and his own wide travels, Ford vividly retells ancient African myths and tales and brings to light their universal meanings.