A dictionary of African mythology : the mythmaker as storyteller / Harold Scheub.
A dictionary of African mythology : the mythmaker as storyteller / Harold Scheub.
A dictionary of African mythology : the mythmaker as storyteller / Harold Scheub.
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[New York] : Oxford University Press, 2000-
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BOOK
Date
2000-
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English
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Physical content
1 online resource (xiii, 368 p. ) ill., map ;
Content type
text
Media type
computer
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online resource
Contents
"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 tw...
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Publisher
[New York] : Oxford University Press, 2000-
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2000-
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"In this collection of hundreds of tales, Harold Scheub captures the sweep and diversity of African mythology. Scheub offers a collection of 400 stories, arranged alphabetically, that touch on virtually every aspect of religious belief. Here are gods and goddesses, epic heroes and divine tricksters, along with epics of the world's origins, the stru...
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A dictionary of African mythology : the mythmaker as storyteller / Harold Scheub.
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Oxford reference online premium.
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references (p. [296]-322) and index.
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Also issued in print format.
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English
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74VKV2Ajz8Ag
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ISBN
0-19-989119-2
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299/.62/03
MMS ID
991023958775802626
