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William R. Bascom African Dilemma Tales
9027975094 / 9789027975096
Very Good-/No DJ Ex Library 1975 Mouton Publishers Hardback, (Mouton Publishers) World Anthropology Series, ISBN 9027975094, 162 + xiii pgs, Ex Library/Usual Stamps/Marks/Etc., Top Lightly/Bottom Slightly Cocked, Corners Lightly Bumped/Worn, Originally Black Boards/Spine/White/Black Lettering/Now Spine/Front Top Margin/Back Right Edge/Board Top Edges Sun Faded/Back Top Left Corner Small Lightly Raised White Line/Spine Call# Sticker/Some Letters Little Rubbed Off/Top Lightly Bumped/Pressed Down/Bottom Little Bit Lighter Brown, Page Tops Light Dotting/Discoloring/Few Top Outside Corners Light Bump/Small Dog-Ear/1 Larger But Still Small Laid Flat Dog-Ear/Outsides/Bottoms Library Name Stamp/Outsides Little Light Indenting/1 Small Light Line Scuff/Bottoms Little Clear Dotting/Few Bottom Outside Corners Lightly Bumped/Page Edges Like Pages Themselves Little Age-Toned, Pastedowns/Flys Light Foxing/Front Pastedown Library Plate/Front Fly Few Small Pencil Library Notations/Small Blue 77-01532 Stamp/Small Light Blue Discoloration/Publication Information Page Small Library Name/Address Stamp Which Is Seen Little On Obverse Title Page/Back Pastedown Some Dots/Spots/Back Fly Small Numbered Sticker/Card Envelope/Glued Top Of Removed Date Due Sheet Else Inside Tight + Clean, From General Editor’s Preface: It is timely that William Bascom's examination of African dilemma tales -- tales which are an integral part of moral and ethical training in many African societies -- should appear just as scholars are making serious attempts at understanding and defining traditional African values and the relevance that those values will have in the postcolonial political arena. Dilemma tales are clever and popular, and exercise the puzzle talents of people. They are not only intellectual puzzles which sharpen the wits and promote discussion; they also point out that in human affairs there are often no answers, but only difficult choices -- which call into play conflicting moral values. That this was known to folk peoples from time immemorial -- and forgotten by each new generation in cultures which lack such story-telling devices -- is a lesson for modern educators. The fact that the lesson is being taught by African folk (under the auspices of Professor Bascom) well illustrates the idea of the Congress to which this book was presented. PP Like most contemporary sciences, anthropology is a product of the European tradition. Some argue that it is a product of colonialism, with one small and self-interested part of the species dominating the study of the whole. If we are to understand the species, our science needs substantial input from scholars who represent a variety of the world's cultures. It was a deliberate purpose of the IXth International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences to provide impetus in this direction…. PP PP PP PP This presentation of African Dilemma Tales was the longest of over 3,000 papers presented to the Congress, where it was discussed particularly on September 3, 1973. It is the only Congress publication which in one sense consists of a single paper, but in another sense is really an edited volume of material collected from the Africans who originated the dilemma tales., Note: Dilemmas May Or May Not Have Answers, Contents: African Dilemma Tales: Cross River Smoke, etc. Shoot Arrow through Rock, Catch Arrow in Flight, Giants and Leper, Horse in Sky, Father in Sky, Cure Father's Feet, Counting Seeds, Needle in Pond, Dig a Well, Dipper in Air, Arrow in Air, Race up Hill, Horsemanship, Tree as Belt, Thresh Millet with Penis, Harvesting Palm Nuts, Cure Blindness and Lameness, The Smallest, Crafty Man and Woman, Three Fools, Two Fools, Greedies Butcher Cow, Greedies Divide Bean, Greedy is Buried, Overeating and Oversleeping, Sleeping Contest, Greatest Memory: It is Sweet, Eating Own Head, Tug of War, Thieves Steal from Each Other, Thieves Disclaim Stealing, Thieves in Pit, Mirror, etc., Repairing an Egg, Repairing Boat, Rescue from Eagle (Lion, Snake), Rescue from Crocodile (Hippopotamus), Where is Father?, Drinking River Dry, Escape with Sweetheart, Rescue by Liar, etc., Hunter Saved by Animals, Recovering Cattle, Poisoned Food in Sky, Dog Finds Ring, Animal Language, Grateful Animals, Boy and Lion Cub, Leonard Eats Child, Frog's Two Wives, War of Birds and Beasts, Alternate House-building, Chain of Accidents, Fire and Water, Two Seasons, Canoe and Paddle, Canoe and Drum, Mortar and Canoe, Mortar and Climbing Belt, Garden Knife and Axe, Pitfall and Spikes, Net and Legs, Manioc and Banana, Manioc and Plantain, Oil Palm and Raffia Palm, Bofumbo Tree and Parasol Tree, Tree Parts, Two Hands, Hand and Mouth, Foot and Stomach, Body Parts, House Parts, Dividing Bread, Worship Two Gods, What's in a Name?, Shooting Mosquitoes, Mother-in-Law in Well, Break the Old Lady's Jaw, Rescue Mother-in-Law?, Death or Mother-in-Law, The Missing Eye, Knock Out Father's Eye, Knife to Father-in-Law, Left Unconscious, Crazy Client, Smoking Husband's Corpse, Cutting Husband's Throat, Thieves Reveal Secret, Barrel of Money, Snake in Belly, Fishbone in Throat, Pregnant Woman Falls from Tree, Lover Killed, Debt Collector, Look-alike Friends, Abducted Bride, Foot in Water, Lie under Leopard, Caught by Hair, Sons or Daughters, Sacrifice Lizard, Part River with Child, Adulterer, Shoot Banana Leaves, Spear through Chief, Spear through Animal, Pinch Brother's Neck, Senior Son Succeeds, Loyal Son Succeeds, Dispensing Justice, Fall into Latrine, Slave in Latrine, Slave on Farm, Slave on Farm to Widow, Child Born on Farm, Abandoned Farm, Tobacco in Mouth, The First Smoke, Girl from Ashes, Girl from Pool, Carving a Wife, Cloth for Woman, Deaf and Blind, Woman in Trap, Food for Hunter, House or Food, Four Bad Cooks, Naked Prince, Choosing a Wife, Choosing a Husband, Showing her Love, Raising Grain, Arrowhead, Blowgun and Arrows, Dividing a Hare, Who Owns the Pig?, Who Owns the Leopard?, Trapping a Leopard, Sharing the Game, Dog Finds Ivory, Wealth from Termite Hill, Horses from Gourd, Village from Gourd, Village from Egg, Village from Snake, Perverse Brother, Chicken Finds Gold, Reward for Clothing, Wife Doesn't Scold, Food under Bowl, Buying a Sun, Snorer and Singer, Don't Steal or Waken, Charm for Wealth, Cure for Blindness, Cure for Impotence, Knocked with Baobab, Husband's Rough Buttocks, Father Takes Son's Bridges, Deer Escapes, Fouls His Trousers, Sleep with Corpse, Blind Man's Proposition, Four Lovers, Revenge on Chief, References, Biographical Note, Ethnic Index, Keywords: Anthropology, African, African Dilemma Tales, African Moral Training, African Ethical Training, African Societies, African Values, Black, African American, CLT00314
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