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Hero with an African Face: Mythic Wisdom of Traditional Africa

Contributor(s): Ford, Clyde W (Author)

ISBN: 9780553378689

Publisher: Bantam

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Pub Date: January 4, 2000

Dewey: 299.6

Lexile Code: 0000

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Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.64" H x 9.26" L x 6.06" W ( 0.87 lbs) 256 pages

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Description: Drawing on extensive research and his own wide travels, Ford vividly retells ancient African myths and tales and brings to light their universal meanings.

Review Quotes: "This fascinating exploration of African stories and myths...tells us who we are as human beings--all of us."
--Cornel West, author of Race Matters

"This wonderful and sustaining work illuminates the power and importance of ancient African myth.... Scholarship and masterful storytelling combine...fascinating."
--NAPRA ReView

"A master storyteller....Clyde Ford picks up where Joseph Campbell left off."
--Jonathan Young, Ph.D., founding curator, Joseph Campbell Archives and Library

"This is a breakthrough book on the mythic imagination of Africa."
--Atlanta Daily World

"An important first look at the universal themes of some of the principal African myths...excellent and much-welcomed."
--Seattle Times

"An excellent introduction to African mythology....Brings insights into the myths themselves and encourages further reading."
--The Bloomsbury Review

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