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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457428803321

Titolo

African folklore : an encyclopedia / / Philip M. Peek and Kwesi Yankah, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-135-94873-9

1-280-23249-8

9786610232499

0-203-49314-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1256 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PeekPhilip M

YankahKwesi

Disciplina

398/.096/03

Soggetti

Folklore - Africa

Electronic books.

Africa Social life and customs Encyclopedias

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references, filmography (p. 543-548) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Series Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; Introduction; List of Contributors; List of Entries; A African Americans; Appendix: African Studies Centers and Libraries in the USA and Africa; Appendix: Field and Broadcast Sound Recording Collections at the Indiana University Archives of Traditional Music(ATM); Appendix: Filmography; Appendix: Sample of Earlier Dissertations and These on African Folklore At U.S. Institutions; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Written by an international team of experts, the 300 entries provide insight into many facets of African culture and folklore.