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J.David Lewis-Williams
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Stories That Float from Afar: Ancestral Folklore of the San of Southern Africa (Texas A&M University anthropology series) |
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English |
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Hardcover |
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285 |
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2001-03-01 |
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0864864620 |
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David Philip, Publishers |
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0.79 pounds |
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5.91 x 8.27 x 0.71 inches |
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Product Description
In this collection of folk stories that float to us from afar, the voices of long-dead 'Bushmen', or San people, of Southern Africa speak to us about their lives and beliefs. We are given glimpses into their thought-world. We listen to them recounting their poignant myths and beliefs. We hear them speak of their tormented lives as the early colonists expanded into the semi-arid interior. All these stories have lain hidden since they were first collected more than a hundred years ago by a remarkable family in Cape Town who devoted their lives to recording the life-ways of the /Xam San before their disappearance. Today there is a need for us to listen to these voices from the past. They fill in one of the tragic blanks in South Africa's history. Suddenly a people who have spoken only through others' voices now speak out and come alive.
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http://bookmooch.com/0864864620 |
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