Bushman folktales : a collection of Gǁana myths and fables

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Bushman folktales : a collection of Gǁana myths and fables

author, Jiro Tanaka ; translated by Kaoru Miyahara, David S. Sprague

Kyoto University Press , Trans Pacific Press, 2023

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Bushman folktales : a collection of Gana myths and fables

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-256) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

『ブッシュマンの民話』の英語版。ブッシュマンの生活を追いかけてきた著者が民話を記録、狩猟採集民の精神世界を語る29話。

Table of Contents

  • 1 Myths—Piisi‐|uagu,the Creation God in Action(How Piisi‐|uagu Stole Fire;Wise Drongo ほか)
  • 2 Fables—Animals and Plants(Tortoise and Lycaon;Jackal and Dog ほか)
  • 3 Macabre Stories—Monsters,Maneaters and Murderers(’Autsi,the Monster with a Mouth at the Back of Its Neck;Tobolali,the Maneater with the ’Autsi Mouth ほか)
  • 4 Modern Stories and a Tale Borrowed from Neighboring Peoples(Jackal and Hyena;Cock and Jackal ほか)

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  • NCID
    BD0181300X
  • ISBN
    • 9784814004683
  • Country Code
    ja
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    jpn
  • Place of Publication
    Kyoto,Tokyo
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxiii, 258 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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