Hero with an African Face Mythic Wisdom of Traditional Africa

Name: Hero with an African Face Mythic Wisdom of Traditional Africa
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ISBN: 9780553378689

ISBN-10: 0553378686

ISBN-13: 9780553378689

Edition: 2000

Authors: Clyde W. Ford

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Drawing on extensive research and his own wide travels in Africa, Ford vividly retells tales of African mythology and brings to light their universal meanings.

Book details

List price: $17.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/4/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.26" wide x 9.25" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


A Map of the People and Myths of Africa


Guidelines for the Pronunciation of African Words


List of Watermarks


List of Illustrations and Table



Voices of the Ancestors



The Hero with an African Face



Myths of Death and Resurrection



The Soul's High Adventure



The Heart of the Sacred Warrior



The Way of the Master Animals



The Goddess in Africa



Orishas: Mysteries of a Divine Self



Myths at the Beginning and End of Creation



Closing the Sacred Circle


Endnotes and Permissions


Bibliography


Art Credits


Index


About the Author