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Language: en
Pages: 238
Authors: Govert Westerveld
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-11-09 - Publisher: Lulu.com

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Every checkers player knows about Woldouby's famous position. This 21 year-old Senegalese drew a lot of attention in Paris in 1910 when he won against all chall
African Oral Literature
Language: en
Pages: 316
Authors: Russell Kaschula
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: New Africa Books

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Throughout Africa, oral literature is flourishing, though it is perceived by some as anachronistic to the modern world. This work refutes this idea in its entir
The Trickster in West Africa
Language: en
Pages: 334
Authors: Robert D. Pelton
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 1989-09-21 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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The trickster appears in the myths and folktales of nearly every traditional society. Robert Pelton examines Ashanti, Fon, Yoruba, and Dogon trickster-figures i
Speaking for the Chief
Language: en
Pages: 216
Authors: Kwesi Yankah
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Type: BOOK - Published: 1995-06-22 - Publisher: Indiana University Press

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"... offers readers profound insights and useful information on the power of the word in African societies... " -- Research in African Literatures "I would reco
Griots and Griottes
Language: en
Pages: 438
Authors: Thomas Albert Hale
Categories: Folklore
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A comprehensive illustrated portrait of griots and griottes including extensive reference materials.