[PDF] Myths And Legends Of Southern Africa eBook

Author : Penny Miller
Publisher :
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,12 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Social Science
ISBN :

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This book tells stories about many strange characters like witches, witchdoctors, mediums, diviners, mystics, ghosts, ogres, mermen and mermaids, human beings who claim to be able to change into wild animals, wild animlas possessed by strange wisdom or spirits. Here are the myths of the mountains, the rivers, waterfalls and forests; the wonderful dreams of many people whose minds have groped in the dark in search of a tiny light to illuminate the immensity of space and the baffling riddles of the universe.

Author : Jay Heale
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,18 MB
Release : 2015-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781432303501

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This is a spellbinding and fascinating collection of tales that will enliven the imagination of young readers.

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 28,22 MB
Release : 2020-07-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1839643102

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Africa south of the Sahara is a land of wide-ranging traditions and varying cultures. Despite the diversity and the lack of early written records, the continent possesses a rich body of folk tales and legends that have been passed down through the strong custom of storytelling and which often share similar elements, characters and ideas between peoples. So this collection offers a hefty selection of legends and tales – stories of the gods, creation and origins, trickster exploits, animal fables and stories which entertain and edify – from ‘Obatala Creates Mankind’, from the Yoruba people of west Africa, to ‘The Girl Of The Early Race, Who Made Stars’, from the San people of southern Africa, all collected in a gorgeous gold-foiled and embossed hardback to treasure.

Author : Lois Tennant
Publisher : Lois Tennant
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 43,88 MB
Release : 2021-06-26
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ISBN :

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One can imagine a family or families sitting around a warm fire at night, chatting about the day. Curious children will always ask questions. Some adults have wonderful powers of imagination, or can remember stories told to them as children. Thus continues the wonderful tradition of passing down stories. Where they started, no-one knows! But we can all enjoy and appreciate them even to this very day.

Author : Jay Heale
Publisher : Struik Publishers
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 20,2 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN :

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A combination of two earlier Struik publications (Daughter of the Moonlight and Other African Tales and South African Myths and Legends), this is a spellbinding, fascinating collection of tales to enliven the imagination of young readers.

Author : World Book
Publisher :
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 48,69 MB
Release : 2015
Category :
ISBN : 9780716626435

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Why do spiders hide in dark corners? How did the world come into being? Explore the rich mythologies and legends of the many cultures of the peoples of Africa. Famous Myths and Legends is a beautifully photographed and illustrated 12-volume series designed to narrate the ancient mythologies and inherited stories from the many diverse cultures throughout the world.

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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 39,60 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780192750792

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Drawn from all parts of Africa, these stories for children aged ten and over illustrate the fierce sense of justice inherent in African peoples, their powers of patience and endurance, and their supreme ability as story-tellers.

Author : Catherine Chambers
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 11,17 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1410949761

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Introduces African mythology and its origins through facts and dramatic retellings, looking at the structure of the mythological and spiritual worlds and the gods, goddesses, and heroes featured in legend.

Author : J.K. Jackson
Publisher : Flame Tree Collections
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 12,99 MB
Release : 2022-04-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781839648885

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Gorgeous Collector's Edition. With its powerful tradition of storytelling, the myths of the continent of Africa have survived colonialism and slavery, bringing together a rich diversity of cultures from Ethiopia to Tanzania, from the Xhosa people to the Yoruba. This collection offers tales of the gods, creation stories, trickster adventures, animal fables and stories which amuse and teach from 'The Tortoise and the Elephant', from the Akamba of Kenya, to 'Why the Moon Waxes and Wanes', from Southern Nigeria, providing an insight into the boundless and vibrant world of African myth. Flame Tree Collector's Editions present the foundations of speculative fiction, authors, myths and tales without which the imaginative literature of the twentieth century would not exist, bringing the best, most influential and most fascinating works into a striking and collectable library. Each book features a new introduction and a Glossary of Terms.

Author : J.K. Jackson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 22,71 MB
Release : 2024-07-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1804177016

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From the rift valley come stories of gods, tricksters, cattle and ogres from the many peoples of East Africa. Traditional stories bring a deeper understanding of the movement of peoples across East Africa. Common roots and differences between ancient peoples create a lively portrait with their fragile, powerful gods. The modern nations of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and more inherit the folk and mythic tales of the rift valley region. Here you'll find stories of ogres and tricksters, riddles and poems, figures such as the first man (Gikuyu) and woman (Mumbi), and great heroes of history such as Liongo. This new collection is created for the modern reader. FLAME TREE 451: From myth to mystery, the supernatural to horror, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic.