A treasury of Afro-American folklore : the oral literature, traditions, recollections, legends, tales, songs, religious beliefs, customs, sayings, and humor of peoples of African descent in the Americas

Author(s)

• Courlander, Harold

Bibliographic Information

A treasury of Afro-American folklore : the oral literature, traditions, recollections, legends, tales, songs, religious beliefs, customs, sayings, and humor of peoples of African descent in the Americas

[compiled] by Harold Courlander ; decorations by Enrico Arno

Marlowe & Company, c1996

Note

Bibliography: p. [602]-610

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Courlander spotlights the varied oral traditions of the numerous black cultures in the New World, including tales, songs, myths, and recollections that reflect the intermingling of African and European cultures. Photos & illustrations. 25 Maps.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA27377659
• ISBN:
  • 1569248117
• LCCN: 75031952
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xx, 618 p., [8] leaves of plates
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : GR103
  • DC19 : 398.2/0899607
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Afro-Americans -- Folklore