A Treasury of Afro-American Folklore: The Oral Literature, Traditions, Recollections, Legends, Tales, Songs, Religious Beliefs, Customs, Sayings and Humor of Peoples of African American Descent in the Americas
by Harold Courlander
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A collection of African folkore from the Sub-Saharan region that reflects the diversity of cultures and traditions in the area.Tags
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Harold Courlander (1914-1996) wrote many well-regarded books about the traditions, lore, and oral literature of various peoples in Africa. His works include The Fourth World of the Hopis, Tales of the Yoruba Gods and Heroes, The African, and The Son of the Leopard
Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1976
- People/Characters
- Olofin; Ogun; Shango; Obatala; Legba; Maria Lionza (show all 8); John Henry; Brer Rabbit
- Important places
- Cuba; Haiti; Jamaica; Surinam; Venezuela
- Epigraph
- Ajo ajo,
Ajo mi re.
Kini l'awa o?
Ajo ajo.
Journey journey,
This is my journey.
What are we?
Journey journey.
-- Shango song from Trinidad - Dedication
- FOR FOUR FRIENDS
BOB, DORIE, HAL, STEPHIE - First words
- AFRICA'S MARK IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
Among the Africans transported as slaves to the New World, beginning early in the sixteenth century, were people from the Sudanic regions, the Guinea Coast, the Zaire (Congo) ... (show all)River watershed, and even from the eastern side of the African continent.
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