The God of the Xhosa: A Study of the Origins and Development of the Traditional Concepts of the Supreme Being |
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Cosmogonic myths | 17 |
Myths about the coming of death | 28 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
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References to this book
The Bones of the Ancestors are Shaking: Xhosa Oral Poetry in Context Russell Kaschula Limited preview - 2002 |