LEADER 03241nam 22005774a 450 001 9910455933203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-89680-458-5 035 $a(CKB)2440000000014658 035 $a(EBL)1757112 035 $a(OCoLC)885123737 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000377880 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11276622 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000377880 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10338541 035 $a(PQKB)10363587 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1757112 035 $a(OCoLC)646761761 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse9490 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1757112 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10246286 035 $a(EXLCZ)992440000000014658 100 $a20070824d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe sacred door and other stories$b[electronic resource] $eCameroon folktales of the Beba /$fMakuchi ; foreword by Isidore Okpewho 210 $aAthens $cOhio University Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (231 p.) 225 0 $aOhio University research in international studies, Africa series ;$vno. 86 300 $aThe author retells the stories she heard while growing up in her native Cameroon. 311 $a0-89680-256-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aForeword; Preface; Part 1; The Story of Bat and Sun; The Story of Hawk and Hen; The Story of Pig and Tortoise; The Story of Cat and Rat; The Story of the BirdsThat Went to the Sky; The Story of Cat and Dog; The Story of Monkey and Bee; The Foolish Leopard; Tiger Kills His Mother; A Tug-of-War; The Race; Part 2; Metse-Tsate-Nfo, aka Sense-Pass-King; The Man-Eating Lion; The Flutes; The Boy and the Dish; The Unhappy Stepson; The Disobedient Son; The Two Sisters; The Girls Who Refused Suitors; Mbaka and the Magic Ring; The Dance in the Sky; The Quest; Union Is Strength; Part 3 327 $aPenis, Testicles, and VaginaWhen You Eat Today, Remember There Is Tomorrow; The Greedy Mother; The Ring and the String of Beads; The Huntress; King-of-Scabies; Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Back to the Stem; A Secret Is Difficult to Keep; The Test; The Sacred Door; Hunting Elephants; Afterword 330 $a The Sacred Door and Other Stories: Cameroon Folktales of the Beba offers readers a selection of folktales infused with riddles, proverbs, songs, myths, and legends, using various narrative techniques that capture the vibrancy of Beba oral traditions. Makuchi retells the stories that she heard at home when she was growing up in her native Cameroon. The collection of thirty-four folktales of the Beba showcases a wide variety of stories that capture the richness and complexities of an agrarian society's oral literature and traditions. Revenge, greed, and deception are among the themes that fram 410 0$aResearch in International Studies, Africa Series 606 $aTales$zCameroon 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTales 676 $a398.2326711 700 $aMakuchi$f1958-$01050129 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455933203321 996 $aThe sacred door and other stories$92479657 997 $aUNINA LEADER 01314nam a22002771i 4500 001 991002151479707536 005 20040207102333.0 008 040407s1973 fr a||||||||||||||||fre 035 $ab12878558-39ule_inst 035 $aARCHE-085817$9ExL 040 $aDip.to Scienze Storiche$bita$cA.t.i. Arché s.c.r.l. Pandora Sicilia s.r.l. 082 04$a709.04 110 2 $aUniversité $0201399 245 13$aLe cubisme 260 $aSaint-Etienne :$bCentre Interdisciplinaire d'Etudes et de Recherche sur l'Expression Contemporaine,$c1973 300 $a237 p. :$b76 c. di tav. ill. ;$c24 cm 440 0$aTravaux ;$v4 500 $aSul front.: Actes du premier colloque d'Histoire de l'Art Contemporain tenu au Musée d'Art et d'Industrie, Saint-Etienne, les 19, 20, 21 novembre 1971, et organisé par le Centre de Documentation et d'Etudes d'Histoire de l'Art Contemporain 650 4$aCubismo$xCongressi$y1971 711 2 $aColloque d'Histoire de l'Art Contemporain$n<1. ;$d1971 ;$cSaint-Etienne> 907 $a.b12878558$b02-04-14$c16-04-04 912 $a991002151479707536 945 $aLE009 ARTE 703-38$g1$i2009000322295$lle009$o-$pE0.00$q-$rn$so $t0$u0$v0$w0$x0$y.i13440457$z16-04-04 996 $aCubisme$9301293 997 $aUNISALENTO 998 $ale009$b16-04-04$cm$da $e-$ffre$gfr $h3$i1