 | | The Bear in Myth, Mythology and Folklore | | by balisunset, Aug 22, 2008 | | Of all animals, the bear is probably the one that most clearly resembles human beings in appearance. Even apes can stand upright only slouched over and with considerable difficulty. The bear, however, can walk and even run on two legs almost as well as a human. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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| | The Form of African Folktales | | by balisunset, Aug 29, 2008 | | Scholars such as Melville and Frances Herskovits, Ruth Finnegan, and Isidore Okpewho have critiqued the application of Eurocentric models of interpretation to African folklore and folktales, but the critiques have rarely been accompanied by more positive methodologies. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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|  | | The Performance Art of African Tales and Stories | | by balisunset, Aug 29, 2008 | | The classic African performance context, described by many nineteenth-century observers, is of course the family fireside at night, when an older adult may relate a series of tales, or the different members of the audience may make their own contributions. The audience would extend beyond a nuclear family. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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| | Atlantis: Truth or Fiction? | | by TheTruthSeeker, Aug 28, 2008 | | A report on different monuments and discoveries that point to the possibility of a civilization of modern day proportions. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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 | | Content and Themes of African Stories | | by balisunset, Aug 28, 2008 | | For centuries, Aesop was the first African storyteller of record (until earlier Egyptian folktales were discovered and translated), and since his time the realm of animal fable has seemed peculiarly African. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Early Collections on African Folktales | | by balisunset, Aug 28, 2008 | | The systematic collection of African folktales began in the nineteenth century, as Christian missionaries, and later colonial administrators and travelers, began to penetrate African societies, to learn the languages, and to record their observations of the cultures they encountered. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | A Guide on African American Stories and Tales | | by balisunset, Aug 28, 2008 | | African American folktales provide some of the strongest evidence for African cultural continuities in the New World. The majority of tales on both sides of the Black Atlantic are animal trickster tales, which focus of the breaking of friendship or family norms by an asocial comic figure. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Moth and Butterfly in Myth and Folklore | | by balisunset, Aug 26, 2008 | | The idea of a butterfly or moth as the soul is a remarkable example of the universality of animal symbolism, since it is found in traditional cultures of every continent. The custom of scattering flowers at funerals is very ancient, and the flowers attract butterflies, which appear to have emerged from a corpse. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Bull and Cow in Religion, Myth and Folklore | | by balisunset, Aug 26, 2008 | | Bulls and cows are prominent in the Paleolithic paintings on the walls of caves in France, Spain, and other parts of Europe. In the main chamber of the cave at Lascaux, five enormous bulls decorate the ceiling. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Beetles in Folklore and Mythology | | by balisunset, Aug 26, 2008 | | Beetles are often found near garbage, around excrement, and in dank areas. People usually associate beetles with filth, squalor, and decay, yet myth often regards these qualities are often a preliminary stage to the creation of life. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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