An anthology of myths, legends and folktales from Cameroon: storytelling in Africa
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| Sprache: | English |
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Lewiston [u.a.]
Mellen
1997
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| Schriftenreihe: | Studies in African literature
4 |
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| Online-Zugang: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Beschreibung: | XV, 255 S. Ill., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 0773485147 |
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AN ANTHOLOGY OF MYTHS, LEGENDS
AND FOLKTALES FROM CAMEROON
Storytelling in Africa
Emmanuel Matateyou
Studies in African Literature
Volume 4
The Edwin Mellen Press
Lewiston*Queenston»Lampeter
Table of Contents
Dedication v
Table of Contents vii
Map of Cameroon xi
Map of Africa xii
Preface xiii
Chapter One: The Storytelling Event in Africa 1
1 The Republic of Cameroon in Africa 3
2 Storytelling and the Oral Tale 4
3 The Storyteller 11
4 The Audience 14
5 Methodology 17
Chapter Two: Myths: The Origin of Things 21
1 Why Frogs Live in Water 25
2 Why Dogs no Longer Talk 27
3 How the Prestigious Chon Dance Came Into Being 28
4 Why People Die and Do not Come Back 31
5 Why Pigs Do not Have Horns 34
6 Why Pigs Dig up the Earth 36
7 Why the Moon and the Sun Live in Heaven 41
8 Why Smelly Rat Must Die When It Crosses the Road 44
9 The Origin of the Seasons 46
10 Why the Thumb Is Short 49
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11 How Lake Mo Came into Being 51
12 How Dogs Came to Live As Domestic Animals 58
13 Why Tortoise Has A Cracked Shell 63
Chapter Three: Tales about Human Beings 67
A Tales about Women 71
1 The Monkey Woman 71
2 The Wicked Co-wife 73
3 The Misfortunes of the Princess of Ngu 75
4 Adoma the Village Girl and Crocodiles 77
5 The Seven Proud Sisters 80
6 The Unfaithful Wife 82
7 Kwinchep, Bongabi and Mabong 88
8 Hawa Becomes Pregnant 91
9 The Disobedient Girl and the Mysterious Bird 93
10 The Wicked Woman of Yanebot 96
11 Mbango and Her Step-mother 99
B Tales about Men 102
12 Yembe, the Blind man 102
13 The Woodcutter 104
14 Ambe of Mutengene 106
15 Mitofchuofoyn: Wiser-than-the-King 115
16 The Wicked Son-in-Law 117
17 Man and Cock 125
18 The Foolish Hunter 129
19 The Overzealous Farm Boy 131
20 Pa're and Ripaa 135
21 The Boy Who Swore Falsely in the Shrine 137
22 Chimi and the Magic Pipe 139
23 Maleo and Mazon 141
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24 The Stubom Child 143
Chapter Four: The Trickster Cycle 145
1 Tortoise Outwits the King and Marries His Daughter 149
2 Mrs Dog and Mrs Tortoise 153
3 Tortoise and Snail 158
4 Tiger and Tortoise 160
5 Tortoise Marries Ndang 163
6 Elephant and Tortoise 166
7 Tortoise, Rhinoceros and Elephant 168
8 Tortoise, Lion and the Hausa 171
9 Tortoise and Cock 174
10 Lion, Monkey and Tortoise 176
11 Fish and Monkey 179
12 Monkey and Crocodiles 180
13 Rat and Sacred Rat 182
14 How Ndoubena Married Eyenga 185
15 Cat and Rat 188
16 Hare, Leopard and Fox 190
17 Hare and Rooster 197
18 Hare and Night Hawk 199
19 Hare and Lion: Lion Is My Horse 201
20 Hare and the Devils9 Yams 204
21 Bushbaby and Leopard 206
22 Bushfowl and Bushbaby 215
23 How Baham People Came over Food Shortage 219
Notes 221
1 Chapter One : The Storytelling Event in Africa 221
2 Chapter Two: Myths: The Origin of Things 225
3 Chapter Three: Tales about Human Beings 227
4 Chapter Four: The Tricskter Cycle 229
IX
Bibliography 233
1 Primary Sources 233
2 Secondary Sources 235
Index of storytellers 239
Index of names and topics 241 |
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