| Ífè Myths: A Collection of Myths of the Yoruba People of Nigeria Contributor(s): Logan, Dennis (Editor), Wyndham, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1952900093 ISBN-13: 9781952900099 Publisher: Rolled Scroll Publishing OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - West |
| Physical Information: 0.17" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (0.23 lbs) 82 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The author spent several years as an Assistant District Officer among the Yorubas in Nigeria, and was thus enabled to collect the folklore contained in this book from native sources. The reticence of the natives on religious subjects made it necessary to piece much together from incantations and chance remarks, but it is hoped that the notes will show that no great liberty has been taken with the beliefs of a tribe which inhabits a large area in West Africa. The legends are bare and uncertain, and it seemed that blank verse would prove a more suitable form to present them than prose. |