A dictionary of African mythology : the mythmaker as storyteller / Harold Scheub.

Author/creator Scheub, Harold
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Descriptionxiii, 368 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents "Mdi Msumu" -- Introduction -- Notes on the organization of this dictionary -- The mythmaker as storyteller -- A dictionary of African mythology -- The storyteller as mythmaker -- "The python's shining stone" -- Song of the Mythmaker -- Sources -- Bibliography -- Appendix one: country -- Appendix two: linguistic/cultural -- Appendix three: the grand myth -- Index.
Local noteLittle-325866--305131029872+
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [296]-322) and index.
Other formsAlso available to subscribers via the World Wide Web.
LCCN 99035035
ISBN0195124561

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks BL2400 .S24 2000 ✔ Available Place Hold