Bibliograph

A dictionary of African mythology, the mythmaker as storyteller, Harold Scheub

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A dictionary of African mythology, the mythmaker as storyteller, Harold Scheub

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [296]-322) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A dictionary of African mythology

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

41503799

Responsibility statement

Harold Scheub

Sub title

the mythmaker as storyteller

Table Of 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 two: linguistic/cultural -- Appendix three: the grand myth -- Index

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