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Author:   Jiro Tanaka
Publisher:   Trans Pacific Press
Imprint:   Trans Pacific Press
ISBN:  

9781876843489

ISBN 10:   1876843489
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   31 May 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

List of Figures List of Photographs Acknowledgements to the English Edition Acknowledgements Preface to the English Edition Notes on G?ana Transcription Introduction Part I: Myths – Piisi-|uagu, the Creation God in Action 1 How Piisi-|uagu Stole Fire2 Wise Drongo3 Piisi-|uagu Turns Himself into an Acacia Tree4 Piisi-|uagu and ?Xuu-|uagu, the Warthog5 !Uan-te Was a Son of Piisi-|uagu6 Piisi-|uagu Turns Himself into a Baby 7 Eland and Honey 8 Lion, Eland and Tortoise 9 Piisi-|uagu and !Gunu-|uagu Part II: Fables – Animals and Plants 10 Tortoise and Lycaon 11 Jackal and Dog 12 ?Qain?qain-|uagu and ?Gu’ oni-|uagu 13 Hyena and Drongo 14 !Uu!uu-|uagu and ?Xua-|uagu 15 Hare and Lion 16 Para-|uagu and Dzooba-|uagu 17 ?Nui-|uagu, the Fabulous Child of Fat18 !Goo-|uagu, the Aardvark Wife19 The |Aan-root Woman and Her Son20 A Son Saves His Mother Part III: Macabre Stories – Monsters, Maneaters and Murderers 21 ’ Autsi, the Monster with a Mouth at the Back of Its Neck22 Tobolali, the Maneater with the ’ Autsi Mouth 23 Kuukutsuru and the Maneaters 24 A Double Murder, or the Case of a Double Levirate and Sororate Marriage 25 Cibele, the Village of Marauding Killers 26 |Xani-|uagu and ?Aa-|uagu Part IV: Modern Stories and a Tale Borrowed from Neighboring Peoples27 Jackal and Hyena 28 Cock and Jackal29 Hare and SpiderPostscript Bibliography Recommended Further Reading Index

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TANAKA Jiro is Professor Emeritus at Kyoto University. He specializes in ecological anthropology, focusing on hunter-gatherer societies (Bushmen, Mbuti Pygmies) and nomadic pastoralists (Rendille, Pokot and Turkana) in Africa.

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