LEADER 02946nam 2200625 450 001 9910463435803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-7391-8145-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000491078 035 $a(EBL)1577402 035 $a(OCoLC)865334567 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001061890 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12441932 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001061890 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11111088 035 $a(PQKB)10857634 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1577402 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1577402 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10815264 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL550952 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000491078 100 $a20131218d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWisdom and initiation in Gabon $ea philosophical analysis of Fang tales, myths and legends /$fBonaventure Mve? Ondo ; translated by James F. Barnes 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cLexington Books,$d2007. 210 4$dİ2007 215 $a1 online resource (186 p.) 300 $aTranslation of Sagesse et initiation a? travers les contes, mythes et le?gendes Fang. Paris : L'Harmattan, 2007. 311 $a0-7391-8144-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWISDOM 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 Essamnyamboge?; 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 Authors 330 $aIn Wisdom and Initiation in Gabon, Bonaventure Mve? 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, Mve? Ondo argues, central to living lives that reflect and perpetuate the eternal truths of the Fang experience. 606 $aFang (West African people)$xFolklore 606 $aMythology, Fang 606 $aLegends$zGabon 606 $aTales$zGabon 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFang (West African people)$xFolklore. 615 0$aMythology, Fang. 615 0$aLegends 615 0$aTales 676 $a398.2096721 700 $aMve Ondo$b Bonaventure$f1951-$0869292 701 $aBarnes$b James F$g(James Franklin),$f1934-$0869293 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463435803321 996 $aWisdom and initiation in Gabon$91940734 997 $aUNINA