African Folklore: An EncyclopediaPhilip M. Peek, Kwesi Yankah Written by an international team of experts, this is the first work of its kind to offer comprehensive coverage of folklore throughout the African continent. Over 300 entries provide in-depth examinations of individual African countries, ethnic groups, religious practices, artistic genres, and numerous other concepts related to folklore. Featuring original field photographs, a comprehensive index, and thorough cross-references, African Folklore: An Encyclopedia is an indispensable resource for any library's folklore or African studies collection. Also includes seven maps. |
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African Studies Centers and Libraries in the USA and Africa | 1066 |
Field and Broadcast Sound Recording Collections at the Indiana University Archives of Traditional MusicATM | 1068 |
Filmography | 1091 |
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African American African Art African folklore African Oral Literature African societies African Studies Akan ancestors animal anthropology Arabic audience beads Berber Bloomington Cameroon Central century ceremonies chief Chokwe Christian colonial Congo contemporary context country’s Creole Creole languages dance divination Dogon drums epic ethnic groups European example expression female films folklorists folktales forms French gender genres Ghana griots Hausa hero human ideophones important Indiana University Press indigenous initiation instruments Islam Iteso JENNIFER JOYCE Kenya language linguistic London Maasai Mali Mami Wata masks masquerade myths narratives narrator Nigeria nsibidi oral literature oral traditions orisha Paris percent performance person play poetry political popular population practices praise proverbs queen mother References region religion religious Republic riddles ritual role scholars social songs South Africa southern spirit stories storytelling Swahili symbolic texts trickster Tuareg Uganda Verbal Arts West Africa Western women Yoruba Zambia Zulu