Yoruba Trickster Tales
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Yoruba Trickster Tales
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Author : Oyekan Owomoyela
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1997-01-01
Yoruba Trickster Tales written by Oyekan Owomoyela and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-01-01 with Social Science categories.
A collection of twenty-three tales involving Aj'ap'a, a tortoise with human traits who has relationships with an assortment of animal and human characters
Folk Poetics
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Author : Ropo Sekoni
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1994-05-25
Folk Poetics written by Ropo Sekoni and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-05-25 with Fiction categories.
Sekoni describes and explains what makes the trickster tale a trickster tale using a semiotic analysis.
The Trickster In West Africa
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Author : Robert D. Pelton
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023-04-28
The Trickster In West Africa written by Robert D. Pelton and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-28 with Religion categories.
The trickster appears in the myths and folktales of nearly every traditional society. Robert Pelton examines Ashanti, Fon, Yoruba, and Dogon trickster-figures in their social and mythical contexts and in light of contemporary thought, exploring the way the trickster links animality and ritual transformation; culture, sex, and laughter; cosmic process and personal history; divination and social change.
Tales Of
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Author : Alex Cuoco
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-07-17
Tales Of written by Alex Cuoco and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-17 with Literary Criticism categories.
Èṣù is without a doubt, the most fascinating, astute and unpredictable of all Yorùbá Orishas. Central to Yorùbá Orisha religion, Èṣù is known as a divine messenger who is a mediator between man, the Orishas and the Supreme God Olódùmarè-Òlóòrun. He is also known as an instigator of intrigues and trickster Orisha. In this collection of tales, Èṣù takes center stage, as the main protagonist, where the reader will experience two sides of this enigmatic Orisha: the good and the bad, which are presented in a spirited form. Tales of Èṣù Yorùbá Divine Messenger and trickster Orisha are stories based on the African Yorùbá oral tradition of storytelling, which portrays the escapades and folly of this divine Orisha, utilizing a modern touch and simple language. Èṣù, as the first Orisha, is well-worshipped and extremely respected in Yorùbáland because he is literally present in everything; in nature, in objects and in the physical human body. For this reason, Èṣù is present in the majority of stories related to an infinite number of topics, as well as his relationship with the other Orishas in the Yorùbá pantheon. In this collection, Alex Cuoco presents 80 fascinating Èṣù tales that are retold with great skill and rhythm, in which Èṣù appears at his best, in various forms: as a trickster, messenger, instigator, officer and enforcer of the laws of Òrun (Heaven), as well as moderator, master-punisher, advisor, mediator, helper and administrator. The variety of themes of these tales affords the reader an acquaintance with the good and mischievous aspects of Èṣù. The reader will also experience Èṣù's sexual appetite and unusual sense of humor, which when combined, become a prominent aspect of Èṣù's explosive and surprising personality. In this manner, Tales of Èṣù offers the reader the opportunity to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of Èṣù's character and his divine Àṣẹ (Power). This editio
Yoruba Myths
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Author : Ulli Beier
language : en
Publisher: CUP Archive
Release Date : 1980-10-02
Yoruba Myths written by Ulli Beier and has been published by CUP Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980-10-02 with Fiction categories.
This mysterious, poetic and often amusing collection of myths illustrates the religion and thought of the West African Yoruba People.
West African Trickster Tales
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1994
West African Trickster Tales written by and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Africa, West categories.
This lively collection comes from West Africa, a place "where stories grow on trees." Here are the famous tricksters: Hare, Tortoise, and the greatest of them all--Ananse the spider. The stories are full of larger-than-life characters and situations, and include the tale of how Ananse got his thin waist, how Crocodile learnt his lesson, and how Monkey managed not to get eaten by Shark.
Tortoise The Trickster And Other Folktales From Cameroon
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Author : Loreto Todd
language : en
Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul Books
Release Date : 1979
Tortoise The Trickster And Other Folktales From Cameroon written by Loreto Todd and has been published by Routledge & Kegan Paul Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Social Science categories.
Twenty-seven tales relating to the history, traditions, and aspirations of the Cameroonians.
Yoruba Legends
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Author : Various
language : en
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2010-07
Yoruba Legends written by Various and has been published by Abela Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07 with Fiction categories.
NOTE: This book has been illustrated and published by the students of Edgbarrow School in Berkshire, England as a special project to raise funds for their Ghana Sponsorship campaign. DESCRIPTION: The Yoruba people are descendants from a variety of West African communities. They are united by Geography, History, Religion and most importantly their Language. In this volume you will find 31 stories and tales like: AKITI THE HUNTER, SONS OF STICKS, WHY WOMEN HAVE LONG HAIR THE LEOPARD-MAN, THE COOKING POT and many more. You also will find a further nine stories of the adventures of Tortoise and the many mischievous things he gets up to. Many years ago, before the advent of the West African slave trade, the Yoruba people inhabited an area which stretched, along the coast of West Africa, all the way inward and down to Angola in South West Africa. Today this is not the case. The legends and fairy stories in this book belong to the Yoruba. They relate the adventures of men and animals, and try to explain the mysteries of Nature-Why Women have Long Hair, How the Leopard got his Spots, the Three Magicians, the Boa-Constrictor, How the Elephant got his Trunk and more. These stories grew from the imagination of the people. We read these folk-tales for their quaintness and humour, for their sympathy with Nature, and because we find in them the ideas and ideals, not just of one man, but of a race of people. In modern times we have begun paying close attention to folklore - old tales, not invented by one man, but belonging to the whole people; not written down, but told by parents to their children, and so handed on for hundreds of years. The legends express primitive notions of right and wrong. As a rule, the wicked are punished and the good rewarded; and that, we feel, is as it should be. We may weep at the death of rascally Tortoise, but we may also feel that he somehow has deserved his fate!
Ajantala Other Yoruba Folktales
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Author : Rotimi Ogunjobi
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date :
Ajantala Other Yoruba Folktales written by Rotimi Ogunjobi and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Zomo The Rabbit
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Release Date : 1992
Zomo The Rabbit written by and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Zomo the Rabbit, an African trickster, sets out to gain wisdom.