The Yoruba Of Southwestern Nigeria,

By William Bascom, William Russell Bascom

Importance Of The Yoruba -- Yoruba Subgroups -- Ancient Ife -- Migration Legends And The Creation Myth -- The Sons Of Odua -- The Yoruba-dahomey Wars 1698-1892 -- Cocoa: The Principle Cash Crop --...

African Dilemma Tales

By William Russell Bascom, Bascom, William

Mapuche is the language of the Mapuche (or Araucanians), the native inhabitants of central Chile. The Mapuche language, also called Mapudungu, is spoken by about 400, 000 people in Chile and 40, 00...

Ifa Divination

By William W. Bascom, William Russell Bascom

African Folktales In The New World

By William W. Bascom, William Russell Bascom, Bascom, William Russell, 1912-

Ọbas's Ear: A Yoruba Myth In Cuba And Brazil -- The Talking Skull Refuses To Talk -- Trickster Seeks Endowments -- Measuring The Snake -- Challenging Birds (insects) To Fill A Container -- Milking...

Sixteen Cowries: Yoruba Divination From Africa To The New World

By William W. Bascom, William Russell Bascom, William Bascom, Bascom, William Russell, 1912-1981

"... a landmark in research of African oral traditions." — African Arts "... a significant contribution to the understanding of Yoruba religious belief, magic, and art." — Journal of Religion in Af...

African Folktales In The New World

By William Russell Bascom, Bascom, William Russell, 1912-

Ọbas's Ear: A Yoruba Myth In Cuba And Brazil -- The Talking Skull Refuses To Talk -- Trickster Seeks Endowments -- Measuring The Snake -- Challenging Birds (insects) To Fill A Container -- Milking...

Ifa Divination

By William Russell Bascom, William Russell Bascom, 1912-

"The sacred texts of Ifa, repository of the accumulated wisdom of countless generations of Yoruba people, are an invaluable source not only for all students of African oral literature and Yoruba ci...

Sixteen Cowries: Yoruba Divination From Africa To The New World

By William Russell Bascom, Bascom, William Russell, 1912-1981

"... a landmark in research of African oral traditions." — African Arts "... a significant contribution to the understanding of Yoruba religious belief, magic, and art." — Journal of Religion in Af...

African Art In Cultural Perspective: An Introduction

By William Bascom, William Russell Bascom

A General Survey Of African Art As It Reflects Tribal And Cultural Influences. Introduction. -- Egypt, Ethiopia, North Africa, And The Sahara. -- The Western Sudan: Bambara, Malinke, Dogon, Mosi, B...

African Art In Cultural Perspective

By William Bascom, William Russell Bascom

A General Survey Of African Art As It Reflects Tribal And Cultural Influences. Introduction. -- Egypt, Ethiopia, North Africa, And The Sahara. -- The Western Sudan: Bambara, Malinke, Dogon, Mosi, B...