West African Folktales - Paperback

Name: West African Folktales
Brand: Flame Tree 451
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Availability:In StockContributor:J. K. Jackson (Editor)Series:World's Greatest Myths and LegendsPublish date:2021-10-12Pages:256

Language:EnglishPublisher:Flame Tree 451ISBN-13:9781839647802ISBN-10:1839647809UPC:9781839647802Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & MythologySize:7.70 x 5.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SCRVSE7F0Z

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 the equally crafty Tortoise, animals teach humans to farm, to love, to survive and thrive, and offer inspiration for moral purpose. This collection gathers these vital animal stories alongside tales of origin, life, death and human folly.

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, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales, ancient and modern gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Flame Tree 451ISBN-13:9781839647802ISBN-10:1839647809UPC:9781839647802Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & MythologySize:7.70 x 5.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SCRVSE7F0Z

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

Publisher: Flame Tree 451

Contributor(s)

J. K. Jackson (Editor)

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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 the equally crafty Tortoise, animals teach humans to farm, to love, to survive and thrive, and offer inspiration for moral purpose. This collection gathers these vital animal stories alongside tales of origin, life, death and human folly.

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, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales, ancient and modern gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic.

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

Publisher: Flame Tree 451

Contributor(s)

J. K. Jackson (Editor)

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