| Autore |
Teish Luisah
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| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
New Orleans : , : University of New Orleans Publishing, , 2023
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (230 pages)
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| Disciplina |
398.20966
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| Soggetto topico |
Folklore - Africa, West
Tales - Africa, West
Goddesses, African - Folklore
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Goddess Worship
FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
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| ISBN |
1-60801-248-4
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| Classificazione |
OCC036050FIC010000
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Copyright Page -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- A Cast of Characters -- Part I: The Calabash -- The Creation -- The Coming of the Orishas -- Oshun Learns the Art of Divining -- Ose Otura -- The Day Her Belly Burst -- Mother of the Night -- Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky -- Obatala's Mistake -- The Coming of Iku -- The Oba's Feast -- Part II: The Cowries -- The Division of the Cowries -- Elegba and the Two Friends -- Ogun's Bush Knife -- The First Grave -- Ochoosi's Arrow -- The Deer Woman of Owo -- The Legend of ObaKoso -- The Calabash of Misfortune -- Part III: The Casting -- The Mermaid's Lover -- Olokun's Challenge -- Peace Nana -- The Wishing Star -- Appendices -- Wisdom Ways -- Image Index -- Acknowledgements -- Back Cover.
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910838308103321 |
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A Calabash of Cowries : Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times
