02946nam 2200625 450 991046343580332120200520144314.00-7391-8145-9(CKB)2670000000491078(EBL)1577402(OCoLC)865334567(SSID)ssj0001061890(PQKBManifestationID)12441932(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001061890(PQKBWorkID)11111088(PQKB)10857634(MiAaPQ)EBC1577402(Au-PeEL)EBL1577402(CaPaEBR)ebr10815264(CaONFJC)MIL550952(EXLCZ)99267000000049107820131218d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWisdom and initiation in Gabon a philosophical analysis of Fang tales, myths and legends /Bonaventure Mvé Ondo ; translated by James F. BarnesLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,2007.©20071 online resource (186 p.)Translation of Sagesse et initiation à travers les contes, mythes et légendes Fang. Paris : L'Harmattan, 2007.0-7391-8144-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.WISDOM AND INITIATION IN GABON; Contents; Foreword; Prologue; Wisdom and Initiation in Gabon: A Philosophical Analysis of Fang Tales, Myths, and Legends; Acknowledgments; Preface to the Second Edition; Introduction; Chapter One-The Legend of the Sun, the Moon and the Stars; Chapter Two-The Seven Sons of Essamnyambogë; Chapter Three-The Legend of the Three Sons of Ada; Chapter Four-The Myth of Evus; Chapter Five-The Legend of Ngurangurane: Son of the Crocodile; Chapter Six-The Tale of the Orphan and the Old Woman; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the AuthorsIn Wisdom and Initiation in Gabon, Bonaventure Mvé Ondo argues that Fang tales, myths, and legends are components of the foundation of a worldview that sustains and protects a unique, historical Fang identity. The lessons transmitted from generation to generation by these marvelous stories are, Mvé Ondo argues, central to living lives that reflect and perpetuate the eternal truths of the Fang experience.Fang (West African people)FolkloreMythology, FangLegendsGabonTalesGabonElectronic books.Fang (West African people)Folklore.Mythology, Fang.LegendsTales398.2096721Mve Ondo Bonaventure1951-869292Barnes James F(James Franklin),1934-869293MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463435803321Wisdom and initiation in Gabon1940734UNINA