J.K. (Hrsg.) Jackson

West African Folktales

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Tricksters and animals play an important role in West African folklore with stories that entertain but serve a moral purpose. Traditions and local tales revel in the antics of these characters: from Nigeria to Benin, from the cunning spider god Anansi to Agemo, the chameleon spirit deity of the Yoruba people, animals teach humans to farm, to love, to survive and thrive, and offer inspiration for moral purpose. This new collection is created for the modern reader.FLAME TREE 451: From mystery to crime, supernatural to horror and myth, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and robots, mad scientists, sec… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-83964-780-2
EAN: 9781839647802
Produktnummer: 35907483
Verlag: Flame Tree
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Seitenangabe: 256 S.
Ausstattung: B-Format Paperback
Masse: H19.8 cm x B13.0 cm x D1.5 cm 176 g
Abbildungen: s/w. Abb.
Gewicht: 176

Über den Autor

Jake Jackson is General Editor of The World's Greatest Myths and Legends series, with titles including Myths of Babylon, Indian Myths, Egyptian Myths, Norse Myth and Polynesian Island Myths. He is editor of Myths and Legends and foreword writer for Celtic Myths & Tales. Other related work includes articles on the Philosophy of Time, 'Macbeth, A Gothic Chaos' and William Blake's use of mythology in his visionary literature.