Wisdom and Initiation in Gabon : a Philosophical Analysis of Fang Tales, Myths, and Legends.

Wisdom and Initiation in Gabon : a Philosophical Analysis of Fang Tales, Myths, and Legends.

In Wisdom and Initiation in Gabon, Bonaventure Mvé Ondo argues that Fang tales, myths, and legends are components of the foundation of a worldview that sustains and protects a unique, historical Fang identity. The lessons transmitted from generation to generation by these marvelous stories are, Mve...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ondo, Bonaventure Mvé
Other Authors: Barnes, James F.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2013.
Subjects:
Fang (African people) > Folklore.
Mythology, Fang.
Legends > Gabon.
Tales > Gabon.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
Fang (African people)
Legends
Mythology, Fang
Tales
Gabon
Folklore
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Table of Contents:
  • WISDOM AND INITIATION IN GABON; Contents; Foreword; Prologue; Wisdom and Initiation in Gabon: A Philosophical Analysis of Fang Tales, Myths, and Legends; Acknowledgments; Preface to the Second Edition; Introduction; Chapter One-The Legend of the Sun, the Moon and the Stars; Chapter Two-The Seven Sons of Essamnyambogë; Chapter Three-The Legend of the Three Sons of Ada; Chapter Four-The Myth of Evus; Chapter Five-The Legend of Ngurangurane: Son of the Crocodile; Chapter Six-The Tale of the Orphan and the Old Woman; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors.

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