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Pages: 196
Pages: 196
Type: BOOK - Published: 1990-09-13 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Wole Soyinka, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, here analyses the interconnecting worlds of myth, ritual and literature in Africa.
Language: en
Pages: 544
Pages: 544
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-12-01 - Publisher: Penguin UK
Gathering a wide range of traditional African myths, this compelling new collection offers tales of heroes battling mighty serpents and monstrous birds, brutal
Language: en
Pages: 326
Pages: 326
Type: BOOK - Published: 1983-09 - Publisher: CUP Archive
In this innovative study Dr Okpewho explores what he considers the essence of African traditions - myth - and examines its place in African life, literature and
Language: en
Pages: 161
Pages: 161
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Where do myths come from? What is their function and what do they mean? In this Very Short Introduction Robert Segal introduces the array of approaches used to
Language: en
Pages: 190
Pages: 190
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-09-01 - Publisher: Hackett Publishing
"Northrup's highly accessible book breaks through the most common barriers that readers encounter in studying African history. Each chapter takes on a common my