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- catalog abstract ""Yoruba Trickster Tales comes out of the tradition of evening storytelling, a popular form of entertainment in traditional African societies. A favorite genre among these folktales is the trickster tale, variations of which are found in many cultures around the world. Among the Yoruba of West Africa (mostly in western Nigeria but also in neighboring Benin), the trickster character is Ajapa, the tortoise." "In this volume Oyekan Owomoyela offers a representative gathering of twenty-three Yoruba trickster tales. Ajapa is notable for his strikingly human habits, abilities, weaknesses, moods, and disposition. In the course of the stories, we discover various sides of Ajapa's character. He is mischievous, cunning, lazy, tight-fisted, greedy, and, alternately, highly intelligent and preposterously gullible. As we read through these entertaining stories, we gain a many-sided view of this fascinating character and the spirited world in which he lives."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b10432172.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description ""Yoruba Trickster Tales comes out of the tradition of evening storytelling, a popular form of entertainment in traditional African societies. A favorite genre among these folktales is the trickster tale, variations of which are found in many cultures around the world. Among the Yoruba of West Africa (mostly in western Nigeria but also in neighboring Benin), the trickster character is Ajapa, the tortoise." "In this volume Oyekan Owomoyela offers a representative gathering of twenty-three Yoruba trickster tales. Ajapa is notable for his strikingly human habits, abilities, weaknesses, moods, and disposition. In the course of the stories, we discover various sides of Ajapa's character. He is mischievous, cunning, lazy, tight-fisted, greedy, and, alternately, highly intelligent and preposterously gullible. As we read through these entertaining stories, we gain a many-sided view of this fascinating character and the spirited world in which he lives."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references.".
- catalog description "The obligations of friendship. Àjàpá and Elédè the pig -- Àjàpá and Àdàbà the turtle dove -- Àjàpá and Àdán the bat -- Àjàpá and Òjòlá the royal python -- Àjàpá and the blind spirits ---- Appetite. Àjàpá and the àkàrà hawker -- Àjàpá and the roasted peanut seller -- Àjàpá and the dawn bird -- Àjàpá's sudden baldness -- Àjàpá's instant pregnancy ---- Resourcefulness. Àjàpá, Ajá the dog, and the yams -- Àjàpá and Bola the mute princess -- Àjàpá and Kìnìún the tyrannical lion king -- Àjàpá and Àáyá Onírù-Mèje the seven-tailed Colobus monkey -- Àjàpán and Àjànàkú the would-be oba -- Àjàpá humble Erin the elephant ---- Mischievousness. Àjàpá and the playful children -- Àjàpá and Jigbo the would-be hunter -- Àjàpá, Ìyá-Olódò the undersea mother -- Ònì the crocodile and Kìnìún the lion -- Àjàpá and Ìnàkí the baboon ---- Vanity. Àjàpá, Ajá the dog, and the princess -- Àjàpá and the bounteous ladle -- Àjàpá and the gourd of wisdom.".
- catalog extent "xviii, 218 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Yoruba trickster tales.".
- catalog identifier "0803235631 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0803286112 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Yoruba trickster tales.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lincoln, Neb. : University of Nebraska Press,".
- catalog relation "Yoruba trickster tales.".
- catalog spatial "Nigeria.".
- catalog subject "398.2/08996333 21".
- catalog subject "GR351.32.Y56 O86 1997".
- catalog subject "Tales Nigeria.".
- catalog subject "Tricksters Nigeria.".
- catalog subject "Turtles Folklore.".
- catalog subject "Yoruba (African people) Folklore.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The obligations of friendship. Àjàpá and Elédè the pig -- Àjàpá and Àdàbà the turtle dove -- Àjàpá and Àdán the bat -- Àjàpá and Òjòlá the royal python -- Àjàpá and the blind spirits ---- Appetite. Àjàpá and the àkàrà hawker -- Àjàpá and the roasted peanut seller -- Àjàpá and the dawn bird -- Àjàpá's sudden baldness -- Àjàpá's instant pregnancy ---- Resourcefulness. Àjàpá, Ajá the dog, and the yams -- Àjàpá and Bola the mute princess -- Àjàpá and Kìnìún the tyrannical lion king -- Àjàpá and Àáyá Onírù-Mèje the seven-tailed Colobus monkey -- Àjàpán and Àjànàkú the would-be oba -- Àjàpá humble Erin the elephant ---- Mischievousness. Àjàpá and the playful children -- Àjàpá and Jigbo the would-be hunter -- Àjàpá, Ìyá-Olódò the undersea mother -- Ònì the crocodile and Kìnìún the lion -- Àjàpá and Ìnàkí the baboon ---- Vanity. Àjàpá, Ajá the dog, and the princess -- Àjàpá and the bounteous ladle -- Àjàpá and the gourd of wisdom.".
- catalog title "Yoruba trickster tales / Oyekan Owomoyela.".
- catalog type "Folklore. fast".
- catalog type "text".