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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Scheub, Harold

Titel

A dictionary of African mythology

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• "Oxford Reference Online Premium."
• Title from home page (viewed on Dec. 21, 2009).
• Includes bibliographical references (p. [296]-322) and index.
• "Mdi Msumu" -- Introduction -- Notes on the organization of this dictionary -- The mythmaker as storyteller -- A dictionary of African mythology -- The storyteller as mythmaker -- "The python's shining stone" -- Song of the Mythmaker -- Sources -- Bibliography -- Appendix one: country -- Appendix two: linguistic/cultural -- Appendix three: the grand myth -- Index.
• This collection of fascinating, mysterious, and revealing tales captures the immense sweep and diversity of African mythology. The stories touch on virtually every aspect of belief: gods and goddesses, epic heroes and divine tricksters, along with epics of the world's origins, the struggle between the human and the divine, and much more.
• Also issued in print format.
• English