| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 413 pages) : illustrations, maps, music |
| Contents |
Chronology of the Southwest Indian Ocean -- Land of the Man-Eating Tree -- Diaspora -- Stars -- Keys -- Postcolonial Seychelles |
| Summary |
The culture of Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Reunion, and the Comoros is a blend of traditions that have been brought from Africa, South Asia, Europe, and Middle East. This work features folktales from these islands that reflect their cultural diversity and gives an opportunity to see the fluidity of traditions and process of creolization |
| Notes |
"Translates, for the first time into English, oral tales from the languages of five island groups: Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Réunion, and the Comoros"--Preface |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English text, includes some Creole |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| SUBJECT |
Madagascar gnd |
| Subject |
Tales -- Islands of the Indian Ocean
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Creoles -- Islands of the Indian Ocean -- Folklore
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology.
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Creoles
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Tales
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Volkserzählung
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Indian Ocean -- Islands of the Indian Ocean
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Seychellen
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Réunion
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Komoren
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Indischer Ozean -- Südwest
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Mauritius
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Kreolische Sprachen.
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| Genre/Form |
Folklore
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780253000002 |
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0253000009 |
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9780253348685 |
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0253348684 |
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1282065734 |
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9781282065734 |
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9786612065736 |
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6612065737 |
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