{"product_id":"the-sacred-door-and-other-stories-cameroon-folktales-of-the-beba-paperback-softback-9780896802568","title":"The Sacred Door and Other Stories; Cameroon Folktales of the Beba (Paperback \/ softback) 9780896802568","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Sacred Door and Other Stories\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCameroon Folktales of the Beba\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJuliana Makuchi Abbenyi-Nfah (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780896802568\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 December 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.304 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"A collection that draws readers into the world of African everyday life and then keeps us there, maintaining a level of excitement while seamlessly providing an enchanting cultural education.\" (Journal of Folklore Research) \"Makuchi's ingenuity in translating Beba folktales loaded with proverbs, metaphorical meanings, and references constitutes an engaging and thought-provoking contribution to an ever-growing body of scholarship that promotes the sociocultural and aesthetic relevance of African oral literature to contemporary realities.\" (H-Africa) \"Since no other collection of Cameroon folktales is readily available in English, this is a useful addition to the literature of folklore. Recommended. All readers, all levels.\" (CHOICE)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sacred Door and Other Stories: Cameroon Folktales of the Beba offers readers a selection of folktales infused with riddles, proverbs, songs, myths, and legends, using various narrative techniques that capture the vibrancy of Beba oral traditions. Makuchi retells the stories that she heard at home when she was growing up in her native Cameroon.\u003cbr\u003e The collection of thirty-four folktales of the Beba showcases a wide variety of stories that capture the richness and complexities of an agrarian society's oral literature and traditions. Revenge, greed, and deception are among the themes that frame the story lines in both new and familiar ways. In the title story, a poor man finds himself elevated to king. The condition for his continued success is that he not open the sacred door. This tale of temptation, similar to the story of Pandora's box, concludes with the question, \"What would you have done?\"\u003cbr\u003e Makuchi relates the stories her mother told her so that readers can make connections between African and North American oral narrative traditions. These tales reinforce the commonalities of our human experiences without discounting our differences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Ohio University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52676643684632,"sku":"9780896802568","price":17.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-sacred-door-and-other-stories-cameroon-folktales-of-the-beba-paperback-softback-9780896802568","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}