{"product_id":"yoruba-myths-paperback-9780521228657","title":"Yoruba Myths (Paperback) 9780521228657","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eYoruba Myths\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis mysterious, poetic and often amusing collection of myths illustrates the religion and thought of the West African Yoruba People.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eUlli Beier (Author), Georgina Beier (Illustrated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521228657, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 2 October 1980\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e100 pages\u003cbr\u003e19.8 x 12.9 x 0.5 cm, 0.1 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis collection of myths – some of them simple, strong pieces of narrative, others mysterious, poetic and often amusing – illustrate the religion and thought of the West African Yoruba People. Interspersed with drawings by Georgina Beier of Yoruba motifs and collected and translated by authors and artists long-familiar with Yoruba culture, the myths are compiled and introduced here by Ulli Beier, who himself holds two Yoruba chieftaincy titles. Some are creation myths: these explain the division of the original God into the many orisha, or gods, and the development of their various functions. In the folk- or trickster-tales the orisha often assume different personalities whose actions and their consequences reveal the Yoruba wisdom and customs. This book makes the myths of an orally transmitted religion available as literature to Nigerian school children, who are often unfamiliar with their traditional mythology. It will also strengthen English interest in original African literature.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Notes on the contributors\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The sun\u003cbr\u003e 2. The moon\u003cbr\u003e 3. Choosing a fate\u003cbr\u003e 4. Orishanla\u003cbr\u003e 5. The creation of land\u003cbr\u003e 6. Obatala and Oduduwa\u003cbr\u003e 7. Oranmiyan\u003cbr\u003e 8. How Obatla lost the Calabash of good character\u003cbr\u003e 9. Obatala the creator\u003cbr\u003e 10. Obatala and Ojiya\u003cbr\u003e 11. Obatala and the witches\u003cbr\u003e 12. Oranmiyan and the foundation of Old Oyo\u003cbr\u003e 13. Oranmiyan estyablishes dynasties in Benin and Oyo\u003cbr\u003e 14. Shango\u003cbr\u003e 15. Shango and his brothers\u003cbr\u003e 16. Shango and the origina and tribal marks\u003cbr\u003e 17. Shango and the usurper\u003cbr\u003e 18. Shango and Oya (I)\u003cbr\u003e 19. Shango and Oya (II)\u003cbr\u003e 20. Obatala and Shango (II)\u003cbr\u003e 21. Obatala ans Shango (II)\u003cbr\u003e 22. Oya\u003cbr\u003e 23. Ogun\u003cbr\u003e 24. Ogun and the origin of circumcision\u003cbr\u003e 25. Ogun confronts Oduduwa\u003cbr\u003e 26. Ogun and the food-seller\u003cbr\u003e 27. Erinle and Ogun\u003cbr\u003e 28. Oluorogbo\u003cbr\u003e 29. Sakpata\u003cbr\u003e 30. Shonponna\u003cbr\u003e 31. Yemenja\u003cbr\u003e 32. Otin\u003cbr\u003e 33. Orisha Oko\u003cbr\u003e 34. Oro\u003cbr\u003e 35. How Orunmila became an orisha (I)\u003cbr\u003e 36. How Orunmila became an orisha (II)\u003cbr\u003e 37. Orunmila and his wife\u003cbr\u003e 38. Osanyin\u003cbr\u003e 39. Eshu (I)\u003cbr\u003e 40. Eshu (II)\u003cbr\u003e 41. Eshu (III)\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Illustrations.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46297189908760,"sku":"9780521228657","price":36.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/yoruba-myths-paperback-9780521228657","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}