Research Catalog

Title

An anthology of myths, legends and folktales from Cameroon : storytelling in Africa / Emmanuel Matateyou.

Author

Matateyou, Emmanuel.

Publication

Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, [1997], ©1997.

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Description

xv, 255 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Studies in African literature ; v. 4

Uniform Title

Studies in African literature (Lewiston, N.Y.) ; v. 4.

Subject

• Folklore > Cameroon
• Storytelling > Cameroon
• Mythology, African > Cameroon
• Tricksters > Cameroon

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-237) and indexes.

Contents

• Ch. 1. The Storytelling Event in Africa. 1. The Republic of Cameroon in Africa. 2. Storytelling and the Oral Tale. 3. The Storyteller. 4. The Audience. 5. Methodology -- Ch. 2. Myths: The Origin of Things. 1. Why Frogs Live in Water. 2. Why Dogs no Longer Talk. 3. How the Prestigious Chon Dance Came Into Being. 4. Why People Die and Do not Come Back. 5. Why Pigs Do not Have Horns. 6. Why Pigs Dig up the Earth. 7. Why the Moon and the Sun Live in Heaven. 8. Why Smelly Rat Must Die When It Crosses the Road. 9. The Origin of the Seasons. 10. Why the Thumb Is Short. 11. How Lake Mo Came into Being. 12. How Dogs Came to Live As Domestic Animals. 13. Why Tortoise Has A Cracked Shell -- Ch. 3. Tales about Human Beings. 1. The Monkey Woman. 2. The Wicked Co-wife. 3. The Misfortunes of the Princess of Ngu. 4. Adoma the Village Girl and Crocodiles. 5. The Seven Proud Sisters. 6. The Unfaithful Wife. 7. Kwinchep, Bongabi and Mabong. 8. Hawa Becomes Pregnant.
• 9. The Disobedient Girl and the Mysterious Bird. 10. The Wicked Woman of Yanebot. 11. Mbango and Her Step-mother. 12. Yembe, the Blind man. 13. The Woodcutter. 14. Ambe of Mutengene. 15. Mitofchuofoyn: Wiser-than-the-King. 16. The Wicked Son-in-Law. 17. Man and Cock. 18. The Foolish Hunter. 19. The Overzealous Farm Boy. 20. Pa're and Ripaa. 21. The Boy Who Swore Falsely in the Shrine. 22. Chimi and the Magic Pipe. 23. Maleo and Mazon. 24. The Stubborn Child -- Ch. 4. The Trickster Cycle. 1. Tortoise Outwits the King and Marries His Daughter. 2. Mrs. Dog and Mrs. Tortoise. 3. Tortoise and Snail. 4. Tiger and Tortoise. 5. Tortoise Marries Ndang. 6. Elephant and Tortoise. 7. Tortoise, Rhinoceros and Elephant. 8. Tortoise, Lion and the Hausa. 9. Tortoise and Cock. 10. Lion, Monkey and Tortoise. 11. Fish and Monkey. 12. Monkey and Crocodiles. 13. Rat and Sacred Rat. 14. How Ndoubena Married Eyenga. 15. Cat and Rat. 16. Hare, Leopard and Fox.
• 17. Hare and Rooster. 18. Hare and Night Hawk. 19. Hare and Lion: "Lion Is My Horse" 20. Hare and the Devils' Yams. 21. Bushbaby and Leopard. 22. Bushfowl and Bushbaby. 23. How Baham People Came over Food Shortage.

ISBN

0773485147

LCCN

97026520

OCLC

ocm37260986

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries