African Folktales in the New World - Brossura

Bascom, William W.

 
9780253207364: African Folktales in the New World
Brossura
ISBN 10: 0253207363 ISBN 13: 9780253207364
Casa editrice: Indiana Univ Pr, 1992

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"These essays... are of immense importance to anyone interested in the issues of origins and folklore texts." Choice

"... this is Bascom at his best.... an attractive and full-bodied book." Fabula

These essays, devoted to traditional narratives found in Africa and in the New World, represent the last major research project of William Bascom (1912-1981), eminent authority on African art and folklorehis intention was to demonstrate the African roots of African American folktales.

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WILLIAM BASCOM (19121981) was Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Robert L. Lowie Museum of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. The author of Ifa Divination and Sixteen Cowries, he co-authored Continuity and Change in African Cultures and A Handbook of West African Art.



WILLIAM BASCOM (19121981) was Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Robert L. Lowie Museum of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. The author of Ifa Divination and Sixteen Cowries, he co-authored Continuity and Change in African Cultures and A Handbook of West African Art.

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Editore
Indiana Univ Pr
Data di pubblicazione
1992
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0253207363
ISBN 13 
9780253207364
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
276
Contatto del produttore
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Persona responsabile
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9780253311283: African Folktales in the New World

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ISBN 10:  0253311284 ISBN 13:  9780253311283
Casa editrice: Indiana Univ Pr, 1992
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