AFRICANA - AFRICAN MYTHS & LEGENDS Edited by J K JACKSON (Hardcover

Description: FOLK TALES FROM A REGION WITH A RICH STORY-TELLING TRADITION FROM AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA, home of a multitude of nations, ethnic groups, tribal affiliations and clans, comes this fascinating collection of myths and legends that have been passed down the generations over the centuries, their origins lost in unrecorded history. Most of survived through an oral story-telling tradition but many were recorded by African scholars and anthropologists and by missionaries bent of preserving the rich culture of the continent.This book is organized in three sections: Myths of Origin, Death and the Afterlife; Animal Stories and Fables; and Stories of Wit and Wisdom. It is a large collection - from every corner of Africa, north, south, east and west.THIS IS A BRAND NEW HARDCOVER VOLUME AWAITING ITS FIRST OWNER and is thus in pristine condition. Part of Flame Tree Publishing's three-volume Myths & Legends Series, it is edited by Jake Jackson who has written, edited and contributed to many books that deal with mythology. There is a Foreword by Dr Kwadwo Osei-Nyame, Jnr, at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. Publisher: Flame Tree ISBN: 978-1-80417-162-2 Fiction: African Folk Tales + All books sold by Mackie Books are packaged in bubble-wrap to guard against damage during shipping. + Click here to see other listings by Mackie Books on eBay, including American and international classics. + We ship internationally through eBay's Global Shipping Program. + We like to get books to you in the condition described above. This means careful packaging - our specialty. + We use recycled material for packaging whenever possible - and we ask our friends to do this too! + We believe books transform houses into homes! + The book we show here is the actual books on sale. We don't use stock pictures.

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