Notes on the Folklore of the Fjort
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2007
- Softcover
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Reprint, newly typeset and not a facsimile, of a book first published In 1898.; Forgotten Books; 8 x 5.25 x 0.5"; viii, 2224 pages.
Seller Inventory # 25834
- Title
- Notes on the Folklore of the Fjort
- Author
- Dennett, Richard Edward
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2007
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Binding
- Card Covers
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1605060100
- ISBN 13
- 9781605060101
"Notes on the Folklore of the Fjort... contains more than 30 traditional stories from French Congo which were collected by the Folklore Society of London." (Quote from wikipedia.org)
Table of Contents:
Publisher’s Preface; Preface; Introduction; The Folklore Of The Fjort.; How A Native Story Is Told.; How The Wives Restored Their Husband To Life.; How Nsassi (gazelle) Got Married.; The Vanishing Wife.; Another Vanishing Wife.; The Jealous Wife.; Ngomba's Balloon.; The Wicked Husband.; The Wonderful Child.; How Kengi Lost Her Child.; The Twin Brothers.; The Younger Brother Who Knew More Than The Elder.; The Chimpanzee And Gorilla.; The Antelope And The Leopard.; How The Spider Won And Lost Nzambi's Daughter.; The Turtle And The Man.; Killing A Leopard.; The Gazelle And The Leopard.; The Wild Cat And The Gazelle.; The Crafty Woman Overreaches Herself.; How The Fetish Sunga Punished My Great-uncle's Twin Brother, Basa.; The Rabbit And The Antelope.; The Fight Between The Two Fetishes, Lifuma And Chimpukela.; The Fetish Of Chilunga.; The Leopard And The Crocodile.; Why Some Men Are White And Others Black.; The Bird-messengers.; Nzambi Mpungu's Ambassador.; Why The Crocodile Does Not Eat The Hen.; The Three Brothers.; Death And Burial Of The Fjort.; Appendix I.; About Nzambi.; Nzambi's Daughter And Her Slave.; Nkissism.; Nkissinsi.; Palavers.; The Story Of A Partnership.; The Danger In Words.; Appendix ii.; The Song Of Life.; Song Of The Burial Of The Fjort Prince.; The Song Of The Snake.; The Song Of Loango Women.; The Song Of Hunger.; Endnotes
About the Publisher:
Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.org
Forgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes.
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About the Author
"Richard Edward Dennett was an English trader operating out of the Kongo (present day Republic of Congo) in the early 20th century who wrote a number of books that were influential on sociological and anthropoligical research on the cultures of West Africa." (Quote from wikipedia.org)
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