Book

Umbundu: folk tales from Angola

Beacon PressBoston • Published In 1962 • Pages:

By: Ennis, Merlin W., Lord, Albert Bates.

Abstract
This work is a collection of over one hundred Ovimbundu folktales organized into 18 categories by the author, an American missionary. The tales were collected by a native schoolteacher and translated by the author after he returned from the field. Alfred Lord provides an introduction discussing the structure and themes of the tales. An appendix includes a list of proverbs.
Subjects
Texts translated into english
culture
Ovimbundu
HRAF PubDate
2002
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Southern Africa
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Missionary
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard ; 2001
Field Date
1904-1944
Coverage Date
1904-1944
Coverage Place
Angola
Notes
collected and translated by Merlin Ennis ; comparative analysis by Albert B. Lord
LCCN
62007895
LCSH
Mbundu (African people)