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Books on: (africa OR african) AND (folklore OR folktales OR stories)

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Songs of Zion: The African Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States and South Africa

Book by James T. Campbell; Oxford University Press, 1995

Subjects:

African American Methodists--Missions--South Africa--History, African Methodist Episcopal Church--South Africa--History, African Methodist Episcopal Church--United States--History, Blacks--Missions--South Africa--History, Missions, American--South Africa--History, South Africa--Church History

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

This is a study of the transplantation of a creed devised by and for African Americans--the African Methodist Episcopal Church--that was appropriated and transformed in a variety of South African contexts. Focusing on a transatlantic institution like the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the book ...
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This is a study of the transplantation of a creed devised by and for African Americans--the African Methodist Episcopal Church--that was appropriated and transformed in a variety of South African contexts. Focusing on a transatlantic institution like the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the book studies the complex human and intellectual traffic that has bound African American and South African experience. It explores the development and growth of the African Methodist Episcopal Church both in South Africa and America, and the interaction between the two churches. This is a highly innovative work of comparative and religious history. Its linking of the United States and African black religious experiences is unique and makes it appealing to readers interested in religious history and black experience in both the United States and South Africa.
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The Black Cloth: A Collection of African Folktales

Book by Bernard Binlin Dadié, Karen C. Hatch; University of Massachusetts Press, 1987

Subjects:

Folklore--Africa--Fiction, Tales--Africa

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...John. FOREWORD It was the decade of the fifties. A literary renaissance was on in West and South Africa. There was an awakening, and the African had found his voice. Of course, during the thirties, the poets of negritude like Leopold Senghor...
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Crossing Borders through Folklore: African American Women's Fiction and Art

Book by Alma Jean Billingslea-Brown; University of Missouri Press, 1999

Subjects:

African American Art, African American Women Artists, African American Women In Literature, African American Women--Intellectual Life, African Americans In Literature, African Americans--Folklore, American Fiction--African American Authors--History And Criticism, American Fiction--Women Authors--History And Criticism, Folklore In Art, Literature And Folklore--United States, Women And Literature--United States

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...for the inclusion of two black women. The consequence was Barbara Chase- Riboud and Betye Saar becoming the rst two African American women to be included in a Whitney Sculpture Annual. Saar, who gained national attention in 1969 with Black...
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Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore

Book by Francis Edward Abernethy; University of North Texas Press, 1996

Subjects:

African Americans--Texas--Folklore, African Americans--Texas--Social Life And Customs, Folklore--Texas

Collections: Entire Library

Juneteenth Texas reflects the many dimensions of African-American folklore. The personal essays are reminiscences about the past and are written from both black and white perspectives. They are followed by essays which classify and describe different aspects of African-American folk culture in ...
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Juneteenth Texas reflects the many dimensions of African-American folklore. The personal essays are reminiscences about the past and are written from both black and white perspectives. They are followed by essays which classify and describe different aspects of African-American folk culture in Texas; studies of specific genres of folklore, such as songs and stories; studies of specific performers, such as Lightnin' Hopkins and Manse Lipscomb and of particular folklorists who were important in the collecting of African-American folklore, such as J. Mason Brewer; and a section giving resources for the further study of African Americans in Texas.
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Romancing the Real: Folklore and Ethnographic Representation in North Africa

Book by Sabra J. Webber; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1991

Subjects:

Folklore--Africa, North, Oral Tradition--Africa, North, Oral Tradition--Tunisia--Qulayb?Iyah, Tales--Tunisia--Qulayb?Iyah

Collections: Entire Library

...real life counterparts, to North African history, and to the past and present...of folklore, particularly of North African folklore, and some reasons both...further in that direction. 7 North African ethnographies now lie at the cutting...

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Journal Articles on: (africa OR african) AND (folklore OR folktales OR stories)

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Origin Traditions and History in Central Africa

Journal article by John K. Thornton; African Arts, Vol. 37, 2004

Subjects:

African literature--Evaluation, Central Africa--Cultural policy, Central Africa--History

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...research, has since been employed by historians in every corner of Africa. Jan Vansinas influential book De la tradition orale (1961...manifesto for oral historys use by the modern generation of Africanist historians. Vansinas methodological strictures, while not always...
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Trauma and Representation in Africa

Journal article by Kim Miller, Shannen Hill; African Arts, Vol. 38, 2005

Subjects:

Africa--Political aspects, Africa--Social aspects, African history--Analysis

Collections: Entire Library

...culture. These depictions often fail to examine the roots or realities of current conflict in Africa, and they usually depict African peoples as either victims or perpetrators, without agency, dignity, or humanity. In contrast, stories of another kind...
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Rereading the History and Historiography of Epistemic Domination and Resistance in Africa

Journal article by Bethwell A. Ogot; African Studies Review, Vol. 52, 2009

Subjects:

African history, African studies, Culture

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...personality of the race as objectified in traditional culture and also the implications of this idea in the postcolonial context. African culture, he asserts, will take concrete shape not around songs, poems, or folklore, but around the struggle of the people...
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Every Step of the Way: the Journey to Freedom in South Africa

Journal article by Alan Gregor Cobley; African Studies Review, Vol. 49, 2006

Subjects:

African history, Education, Freedoms, Nonprofit organizations

Collections: History, Education, Literature, Entire Library

...and draws on much of the best historical writing of the last twenty years in an effort to present a picture of the South African past that is as inclusive as possible. It also makes good use of contemporary literary and pictorial sources to break up...
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Suffering and Survival in Central Africa

Journal article by Catharine Newbury; African Studies Review, Vol. 48, 2005

Subjects:

African history, Blacks, Genocide, Human rights, Politics, Refugees

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...dismissal of several prominent Hutu from the government in August 1995: "The refugees knew about this situation thanks to the stories brought by the new refugees who still arrived daily in the camps as well as through the Rwandan and international media. Radio...

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Magazine Articles on: (africa OR african) AND (folklore OR folktales OR stories)

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The Top Companies in Africa

Magazine article by Anver Versi; African Business, April 2005

Subjects:

Breweries--Company sales and earnings, Brewing industry--Company sales and earnings, East African Breweries Ltd.--Company sales and earnings, Gas industry--Company sales and earnings, Private banking, Sonatrach--Company sales and earnings, Tuberculosis, Vodacom Tanzania Ltd.--Company sales and earnings

Collections: Entire Library

...independent, albeit partly state owned, Ghanaian company. Yet it remains committed to Ghana, despite its merger with South African firm AngloGold to form AngloGold Ashanti Limited. It is now one part of a larger company but is of no less economic value...
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The Computerisation of Africa

Magazine article; African Business, July 2002

Subjects:

Computer industry--Growth, Computer systems, Information technology--Growth, South Africa

Collections: Entire Library

...the continent, IT progress will remain limited. Analysts seem convinced that while there will be success stories, a pan-African plan, such as Nepad, must provide a blueprint for tangible progress, otherwise these successes will remain isolated...
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How Much Do Calls Cost You? Comparative Telephone Costs in Africa

Magazine article by Rob Rose; African Business, May 2002

Subjects:

Access charges (Telephone)--Africa, Africa, Telecommunications industry--Africa, Telecommunications services industry--Africa, Telecommunications systems, Telephone access charges--Africa

Collections: Entire Library

...Tanzanian consumer. Nigerian mobile users fork out While those are a few of the success stories, mobile users in other African countries - such as Nigeria, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo - are still paying high tariffs for mobile connectivity...
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A Positive Image for Africa

Magazine article by Anver Versi; African Business, May 2001

Subjects:

Africa, Bovine spongiform encephalopathy--Influence, Foot and mouth disease--Influence, Foot-and-mouth disease--Influence, Hospitality industry--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Travel industry--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Travel--Marketing, United Kingdom

Collections: Entire Library

...the persistent negative images of the continent in the Western press. The moment there is a bit of violence in a remote African state and the whole continent becomes a dangerous place to visit. Because of the troubles in Zimbabwe, tourists are cancelling...
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Truckin' in Africa

Magazine article by Stephen Williams; African Business, February 1996

Subjects:

Africa--Social aspects, Food assistance--Transportation, Food relief--Transportation, Truck drivers--Social aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...biggest story of all emerged from drought stricken southern Africa. Ships were delivering a staggering 11.6 metric tonnes of grain...fascinating was to hear his experiences over 15 odd years of African trucking. As a teenager he had been lured away from schooling...

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Newspaper Articles on: (africa OR african) AND (folklore OR folktales OR stories)

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Christopher Set for First Official Trip to Africa: Will Visit Five 'Success Stories'

Newspaper article by Ben Barber; The Washington Times, September 30, 1996

Subjects:

Africa, Christopher, Warren

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...peace and free markets, said a senior official. "The visit to Mali, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Angola and South Africa is to discuss with our African partners what we see as progress in the areas of governance and democracy," said William Twaddell, deputy...
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How Phil the Cricket Legend Lost His Wife and the Chance of [Pounds Sterling]1.2bn; African Adventurer: White Nile Boss Phil Edmonds (Left) on a Business Trip to South Africa Troubled: Bowler Turned Businessman Phil Edmonds and, Right, His Wife Frances with Their Daughter Alexandra, Who Is Now 18

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), September 27, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...andplaced her among Britains bestselling authors. Her latest book, Winning the Game of Life, is based on the success stories ofBritains modern tycoons. Perhaps it will prove useful to Phil Edmonds in hisfight to prise riches from his African ventures..
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Running with Rhinos; (1) Escape South Africa (2) Going on Safari Is One Thing - but Actually Working with the Animals Is Quite Another, Says NICK MAES, after an Exhilarating Adventure in the South African Bush

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 16, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...were on Wintershoek game farm, a colossal ranch that stretches over 50,000 acres. It had just been bought up by the South African National Parks agency and the previous owner was keen to relocate his wildlife stock to pastures new. Unable to move them...
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Danger Calls for TV's African Queen; Real Women Wildlife Film-Maker Saba Douglas-Hamilton Has a Taste for Adventure Which She Puts Down to Her Scots Side. GRAHAM KEAL Trekked to Bristol to Find out about Her Daredevil Explorations of Scary Territories in BBC2 Series Unknown Africa, but since Then Saba Has Been Engulfed by the Unrest in Kenya, Her Own Adopted Country

Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), March 18, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...in the Battle of Malta. Then he came back to do air reconnaissance and was killed. "My grandmother later married a South African so she went to live there when my father was a boy, then her second husband was also killed in a climbing accident. "They...
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Old Friendship Inspires Special Mission to Africa; A Friendship Lasting More Than 20 Years between a County Durham Man and TV Presenter Adrian Chiles Has Had an Unusual Spin-Off - Benefiting Former Child Soldiers in a War-Torn African State. Neil McKay Reports on How Alan Shearer Has Become Involved and How Football Is Helping Youngsters in Liberia

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), January 29, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Durham Man and TV Presenter Adrian Chiles Has Had an Unusual Spin-Off - Benefiting Former Child Soldiers in a War-Torn African State. Neil McKay Reports on How Alan Shearer Has Become Involved and How Football Is Helping Youngsters in Liberia...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: (africa OR african) AND (folklore OR folktales OR stories)

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South African Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...increasing population, and the spread of education, a vital literary community developed in the mid-20th cent. In addition, many African writers, divorced from their ethnic heritage, began to write in English. One of the best known among the English-language...
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African Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...to literature written in colonial languages (French, Portuguese, and English). See also African languages ; South African literature . Oral literature, including stories, dramas, riddles, histories, myths, songs, proverbs, and other expressions...
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Folktale

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...1974); H. Courlander, A Treasury of African Folklore (1975), A Treasury of Afro-American Folklore (1976), and The Tigers Whisker and Other...A. Clarkson and G. B. Cross, World Folktales (1984). ____________________ Copyright...
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Mythology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Australian aborigines, the peoples of S Africa, and others have revealed how widespread...examining common motifs and elements of the stories, but rather by focusing on their formal...1963); A. Dundes, ed., The Study of Folklore (1965) and Sacred Narrative (1984...
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Children's Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...literature have come from Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. International folktales...these themes, Verna Aardema compiles African folktales and Yoko Kawashima Watkins studies Asian...West, Before Oz: Juvenile Fantasy Stories from 19th-Century America (1989); J...

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