"Original edition published as African mythology in 2003"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Coming down from the sky: the Yoruba of Nigeria -- The first people and the flood: the Ekoi of Nigeria and Cameroon -- The gift of fire: the Chaga of Tanzania -- Why people grow old and die: the Kono of Sierra Leone -- How baboons became monkeys: the !Kung of the Kalahari, Southern Africa -- How Anansi got God's stories: the Ashanti of Ghana -- Kwasi Benefo in the land of the dead: the Ashanti of Ghana.
Summary:
"Read about the Yoruban creation myth, How Anansi got God's Stories, and five other important African myths"--Provided by publisher.
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