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Animal Kingdom
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Chief Wife
comparative folklore
Cowries
cross-cultural superstition research
Eagle
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Folk Lore
Follow
Gazelle
Girl Friends
Guinea Corn
indigenous belief systems
Islamic cultural studies
King's Palace
King's Son
LUCKY BOY
Magic
Malayan Tale
Man
Monkey Bread
Monkey Bread Tree
oral tradition analysis
Rival Wife
Silk Cotton Tree
sociolinguistics Africa
Sour Milk
Trousers
War Time
Wise
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9780714617299
- Weight: 1270g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 01 Mar 1970
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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First Published in 1970. This an important addition to the understanding of African Islamic studies. Hausa folklore is rich i the world-wide motifs found in one form or another in such widely differing cultures as India, Scandinavia, American, Ireland and so on. There are familiar characters that can be identified from European folklore, but more often than not a number of motifs are clearly Indian. The publication of this second impression of Tremeane's work, is particularly welcome at a time when there is a growing interest among students in the background of ideas that inform African cultures as well as in the phenomena of African languages and the structures of African societies. But this material should not be seen as exclusively African. It is also part of the general Islamic heritage and contains a wealth of evidence to enable us to explain and understand the nature of the Islamic presence in Africa. Includes forty-one illustrations, over two hundred figures in the text, and a map.
