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Item Details
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STORIES THAT FLOAT FROM AFAR
ANCESTRAL FOLKLORE OF THE SAN OF SOUTHERN AFRICA |
| By: |
David J. Lewis-Williams (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£11.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0864864620 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780864864628 |
| Publisher: |
NEW AFRICA BOOKS (PTY) LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 March, 2001 |
| Pages: |
285 |
| Synopsis: |
In this collection of folk stories that float to us from afar, the voices of long-dead 'Bushmen', or San people, of Southern Africa speak to us about their lives and beliefs. We are given glimpses into their thought-world. We listen to them recounting their poignant myths and beliefs. We hear them speak of their tormented lives as the early colonists expanded into the semi-arid interior. All these stories have lain hidden since they were first collected more than a hundred years ago by a remarkable family in Cape Town who devoted their lives to recording the life-ways of the /Xam San before their disappearance. Today there is a need for us to listen to these voices from the past. They fill in one of the tragic blanks in South Africa's history. Suddenly a people who have spoken only through others' voices now speak out and come alive. |
| Illustrations: |
half-tones, line drawings |
| Publication: |
South Africa |
| Imprint: |
David Philip Publishers |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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