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The Hero with an African Face: Mythic Wisdom of Traditional Africa

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Availability:In StockContributor:Clyde W. FordPublish date:2000-01-04Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:Random House Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780553378689ISBN-10:553378686UPC:9780553378689Book Category:Social Science, Philosophy, ReligionBook Subcategory:Folklore & Mythology, Indigenous, Folk & TribalSize:9.26 x 6.06 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.8708Product ID:SCV4JFQ9ND

The Hero with an African Face: Mythic Wisdom of Traditional Africa

In this remarkable book, Clyde Ford restores to us the lost treasure of African mythology, bringing to life the ancient tales and showing why they matter so much to us today.

African myths convey the perennial wisdom of humanity: the creation of the world, the hero's journey, our relationship with nature, death, and resurrection. From the Ashanti comes the moving account of the grief-stricken...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Random House Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780553378689ISBN-10:553378686UPC:9780553378689Book Category:Social Science, Philosophy, ReligionBook Subcategory:Folklore & Mythology, Indigenous, Folk & TribalSize:9.26 x 6.06 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.8708Product ID:SCV4JFQ9ND
Clyde W. Ford is a doctor of chiropractic medicine, a leader in somatic psychology, and a scholar who has taught Swahili at Columbia University and African American history at Western Washington University. He has also traveled widely in Africa. He is the author of three previous books: Where Healing Waters Meet: Touching Mind and Emotion Through the Body; Compassionate Touch: The Body's Role in...
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

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