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A dictionary of African mythology
the mythmaker as storyteller
By Scheub, Harold
- ISBN
- 978-0-19512-456-9
- Publisher
- Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2000.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 1999
African myths are stories--most of them ancient--passed along from generation to generation by oral narrative. They are inexorably linked to religious traditions, tribal customs, and enduring proverbs couched in the continuum of belief systems. Collectively, the 400 stories presented here--revamped by Scheub, who has devoted his pro...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
