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Specimens of Bushman Folklore - Softcover

L. C. Lloyd, W. H. I. Bleek

 
9781397667960: Specimens of Bushman Folklore
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1397667966 ISBN 13: 9781397667960
Verlag: Left of Brain Books, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

A foundational work in the study of Southern Africa's indigenous cultures, this volume offers a rare and detailed record of Bushman oral traditions. Through meticulous interviews with five Bushmen informants, Wilhelm H. I. Bleek and Lucy C. Lloyd preserved eighty-seven myths, legends, and traditional tales, each translated with scholarly care. The collection provides profound insight into the spiritual beliefs, cosmology, and social values of a people whose voices were seldom documented. The narratives are situated within a broader anthropological and linguistic context that underscores their cultural significance. Rich in thematic complexity-from creation myths to moral parables-these stories reveal a vibrant worldview rooted in close ties to nature and ancestral memory. This work remains an essential resource for understanding the intellectual and spiritual heritage of the Bushmen and the enduring value of their storytelling tradition.

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Verlag
Left of Brain Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2025
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1397667966
ISBN 13 
9781397667960
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
274
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