African Folktales in the New World (Folkloristics)

Product Description"These essays . . . are of immense importance to anyone interested in the issues of origins and folklore texts." Choice" . . . this is Bascom at his best. . . . an attractive and full-bodied book." FabulaThese essays, devoted to traditional narratives found in Africa and in the New World, represent the last major research project of William Bascom (1912-1981), eminent authority on African art and folklore his intention was to demonstrate the African roots of African American folktales.About the AuthorWILLIAM BASCOM (1912-1981) was Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Robert L. Lowie Museum of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. The author of Ifa Divination and Sixteen Cowries, he co-authored Continuity and Change in African Cultures and A Handbook of West African Art.
Author: Bascom, William W.

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Binding: Paperback

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0253207363

ISBN-13: 9780253207364