Notes on the Folklore of the Fjort (FRENCH CONGO) (Forgotten Books) - Couverture souple

Edward Dennett, Richard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1605060100 ISBN 13 : 9781605060101

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Book Description:

"Notes on the Folklore of the Fjort... contains more than 30 traditional stories from French Congo which were collected by the Folklore Society of London." (Quote from wikipedia.org)

Table of Contents:

Publisher’s Preface; Preface; Introduction; The Folklore Of The Fjort.; How A Native Story Is Told.; How The Wives Restored Their Husband To Life.; How Nsassi (gazelle) Got Married.; The Vanishing Wife.; Another Vanishing Wife.; The Jealous Wife.; Ngomba's Balloon.; The Wicked Husband.; The Wonderful Child.; How Kengi Lost Her Child.; The Twin Brothers.; The Younger Brother Who Knew More Than The Elder.; The Chimpanzee And Gorilla.; The Antelope And The Leopard.; How The Spider Won And Lost Nzambi's Daughter.; The Turtle And The Man.; Killing A Leopard.; The Gazelle And The Leopard.; The Wild Cat And The Gazelle.; The Crafty Woman Overreaches Herself.; How The Fetish Sunga Punished My Great-uncle's Twin Brother, Basa.; The Rabbit And The Antelope.; The Fight Between The Two Fetishes, Lifuma And Chimpukela.; The Fetish Of Chilunga.; The Leopard And The Crocodile.; Why Some Men Are White And Others Black.; The Bird-messengers.; Nzambi Mpungu's Ambassador.; Why The Crocodile Does Not Eat The Hen.; The Three Brothers.; Death And Burial Of The Fjort.; Appendix I.; About Nzambi.; Nzambi's Daughter And Her Slave.; Nkissism.; Nkissinsi.; Palavers.; The Story Of A Partnership.; The Danger In Words.; Appendix ii.; The Song Of Life.; Song Of The Burial Of The Fjort Prince.; The Song Of The Snake.; The Song Of Loango Women.; The Song Of Hunger.; Endnotes

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1605060100
• ISBN 13: 9781605060101
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 215
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible