African Myths & Legends B&N Edition

Africa south of the Sahara is a land of wide-ranging traditions, history and varying cultures: with 54 countries, over two thousand languages and even more ethnic groups speaking those languages. The continent has always had a powerful tradition of oral storytelling and despite the diversity, relative lack of early written records, and the ravages of colonialism and slavery, the continent still possesses a rich body of myths, folk tales, and legends that often share similar elements, charac...