Specimens of Bushman Folklore - Couverture souple

Bleek, W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1445507854 ISBN 13 : 9781445507859

Editeur : Read Books, 2010

Synopsis

This collection of myths, legends, and folk tales from the IXam Bushmen tribe of Southern Africa has been translated from their traditional language and collated in this volume.

First published in 1911, these traditional tales from the IXam Bushmen were recorded and translated by Wilhelm Bleek and his sister-in-law. This volume is an important testament to the ancient tribe's beliefs, religion, and customs.

This volume's contents feature:

- Mythology, Fables, Legends, and Poetry

- Sun and Moon

- Animal Fables

- History (Natural and Personal)

- Animals and Their Habits

- Personal History

- Customs and Superstitions

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.

Biographie de l'auteur

About the Author:

"Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek (March 8, 1827 - August 17, 1875) was a German linguist. His work included A Comparative Grammar of South African Languages and his great project jointly executed with Lucy Lloyd: The Bleek and Lloyd Archive of |xam and !kun texts." (Quote from wikipedia.org)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Read Books
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1445507854
• ISBN 13: 9781445507859
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 588
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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